district court
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noun U.S. Law.
1.
(in many states) the court of general jurisdiction.
2.
the federal trial court sitting in each district of the United States.
Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
1780–90, Americanism
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| district court | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in Scotland) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences |
| 2. | in the US |
| a. a federal trial court serving a federal judicial district | |
| b. (in some states) a court having general jurisdiction in a state judicial district | |
| 3. | Former name: magistrates' court (in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high court |
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Example sentences
Click on a county or city in the map below to go to a specific district court's page.
The appellate panel's ruling sends the case back to the district court for further proceedings.
At a minimum, it was easily within the district court's discretion to conclude that he should.
All district court calendars are available through the case management system.
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