district court

noun

: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district

Examples of district court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The district court first blocked enforcement of the law, and the Fourth Circuit later ruled against West Virginia on the Title IX claim while sending the Equal Protection issue back for more fact-finding. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

The bond was set for Roshawn Britt, 27, in a bail hearing Monday in Craighead County district court, a jail employee said. — Arkansas Online, 30 June 2026

Ultimately, the appeals court affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Hecox, but vacated the injunction applied to the rest of the state. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026

In some instances, district court rulings have barred some of the strategies, including ordering federal officers to stop making arrests in immigration courts. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district court

• heliport
• nonsupport
• reexport
• teleport
• ultrashort
• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort

Legal Definition

district court

noun

often capitalized 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