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
Federal district court has funding to remain open for several weeks, but could halt operations if the shutdown is in effect for a longer period of time.
—
Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
The majority, as is typical in emergency or shadow docket decisions, provided no explanation for its order overturning a district court ruling that had blocked ICE’s immigration dragnets in Los Angeles as racially discriminatory.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The Government responded to the motion to dismiss and argued that, although the Seventh Amendment applied here, the constitutional right to a jury trial had not been violated because Sagoo could request a jury trial as part of the district court proceedings.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for district court
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
The majority, as is typical in emergency or shadow docket decisions, provided no explanation for its order overturning a district court ruling that had blocked ICE’s immigration dragnets in Los Angeles as racially discriminatory.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Far from abusing its discretion, the district court has exercised care and restraint in managing discovery, affording 'careful consideration' to the government's assertion of privilege.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The Government responded to the motion to dismiss and argued that, although the Seventh Amendment applied here, the constitutional right to a jury trial had not been violated because Sagoo could request a jury trial as part of the district court proceedings.
—Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for district court
Cite this Entry
“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share