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

Patel, in the lawsuit filed in district court in Washington, denied the allegations of his behavior and criticized the magazine for relying on anonymous sources. —David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

During oral arguments Friday at the state Supreme Court, the man’s attorney, Melanie Baillie, told the justices that the district court judge got the facts wrong. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026

The current Utah boundary map, ordered by a district court, turned four Republican-leaning congressional districts into three GOP-leaning districts and one Democratic-majority district in the Salt Lake City area. —Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

According to district court documents, Northington was initially charged with theft of less than $1,500. —Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district court

• heliport
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• ultrashort
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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