criminal litigation

collocation in English

meaningsofcriminalandlitigation

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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litigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌlɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌlɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can ...
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(Definition ofcriminalandlitigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some of those purposes pertain specifically to health (health research, public health, licensure and certification of health professionals or institutions) and some do not (certain civil andcriminallitigation).
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There iscriminallitigationand there are criminal prosecutions.
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The process ofcriminallitigation—of investigation and processing—now takes much longer than it did 10 or 20 years ago.
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To the ordinary layman, the forms with which they are presented in any civil or, indeed,criminallitigationare always rather frightening.
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When they show the ticket to the private operator, he still attempts to fine them and threatens them withcriminallitigationin the magistrates court.
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That is only relevant to civil litigation; we are concerned withcriminallitigation.
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We are not talking expressly aboutcriminallitigationtoday, but we are talking plainly.
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That is a perfectly sensible, prudent way of approaching the conduct ofcriminallitigationin this country.
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I should think it is appropriate very seldom indeed because anybody who has been engaged incriminallitigationknows how easy it is for things to go wrong.
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His area of legal work includes, civil andcriminallitigation, conveyancing, land, labour, intellectual property, entertainment and sports law.
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His law practice includes a broad range of civil andcriminallitigationin federal and state courts, including trials and appeals.
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As a trial attorney, he specializes in federalcriminallitigation.
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His practice consisted mainly of civil and white collarcriminallitigation.
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His law practice specializes in civil andcriminallitigationincluding contract fraud, antitrust, tax and security cases.
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Wolch's primary practice has been in the area of criminal law where he conducted precedent-settingcriminallitigationat all levels of court.
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