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district court

–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
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district court  
n.   Law
  1. A U.S. federal trial court serving a judicial district.

  2. A state court of general jurisdiction in some states.

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Main Entry: district court
Function: noun
often cap D&C : a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as a : one of the federal trial courts sitting in a federal district b : a trial court within a state court system —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEM in the back matter
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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