How to Use court of law in a Sentence

court of law

noun phrase
  • It would have been used in the court of law.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Maduro will now be tried in a court of law for his crimes.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This is just the first of many that will not hold up in a court of law.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
  • But this is the first time anyone has done so in a court of law.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This is already before a court of law.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The court of public opinion usurped the courts of law.
    — Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • From the basketball court to the court of law.
    — Caren Bohan, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But that argument might not hold much weight in a court of law.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In the court of law, this is small ball and very difficult to prove.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This is why people should not need to beg for healthcare in a court of law.
    — Joe Ruiz, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Such as the state’s 400 miles of coastline — or maybe a court of law.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Is the president prepared to say that under oath in a court of law?
    — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
    — Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • All suspects are innocent until prove guilty in a court of law.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The other claims, like the one dismissed today, also will not hold up in a court of law.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • And there's a specific place where those topics and issues are judged, called the court of law.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That’s a superficial one-up, though, the kind that wins on paper but not in a court of law.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • If it were called into question in a court of law, the lawyers agreed this portion of the bill wouldn’t pass the smell test.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Being Black means your imagination can be used against you in a court of law.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Stefon looks forward to establishing the truth in a court of law.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • No case had ever presented these principles to a court of law.
    — Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Spacey has yet to be found guilty by a court of law, having reached settlements or been found innocent.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • None of that would have been allowed in a court of law in California, and yet statutes were passed.
    — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026

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