criminal case

collocation in English

meaningsofcriminalandcase

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofcriminalandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unlike the above-mentioned cases, this was acriminalcase.
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They are aware of the police investigations, and the boy being imprisoned, and its ending up as acriminalcase.
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In acriminalcase, the state must prove all elements of the crime to a beyond reasonable doubt level.
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It was acriminalcase.
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This was acriminalcase.
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From the modern, western legal point of view, what we have here is a civil dispute (adultery) and acriminalcase(violence).
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How is thecriminalcasedetermined?
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That surely relates to thecriminalcase?
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Has thecriminalcasebeen finally settled?
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In acriminalcasethe position is wholly different.
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Consider what happens in an ordinarycriminalcase.
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But only then could a pendingcriminalcasebe affected.
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In acriminalcasethere is always an indictment framed.
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The public are not concerned about everycriminalcase.
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Are tape recordings allowed as evidence in acriminalcase?
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In those circumstances, it is not like acriminalcase.
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However, my recollection is that that was acriminalcase.
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There is no doubt that the circumstances of eachcriminalcaseare almost always unique.
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Of course, in acriminalcaseit is true that there is a presumption.
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There is no doubt that on general principles two witnesses are desirable in everycriminalcase.
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I agree that anycriminalcaseof this kind creates a very bad effect.
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In acriminalcase, every document is seen by the judge.
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I know that it is acriminalcasethat we are talking about.
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In acriminalcase, it is often an enormous release to put our form in.
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A very easy example is the difference between a civil arbitration and acriminalcase.
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