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court of law

noun

a duly instituted organ of the government that administers justice, whether on the basis of legislation, previous court decisions, or other authoritative services.
a court administering the rules developed by such organs as distinguished from the rules and principles developed and administered in courts of equity.

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"The administration will now have to make its case in the court of law, as it should have all along."

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"All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law."

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Also known as the "Great Writ of Liberty", habeas corpus grants prisoners the right to challenge their imprisonment in a court of law.

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Hawkins emphasized that “every individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”

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I talk about people avoiding individual accountability and delegating their decision-making responsibilities to a written policy — but in a court of law, for instance, that's exactly what you want the judge to do.

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Court of Justiciary court of record

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