district court
noun
: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district
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Although Baldwin objected to the Rule 15 deposition entirely, Baldwin’s counsel also expressed a preference to conduct the deposition remotely from Chicago in the event the district court permitted the deposition to go forward.
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Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups sued and a district court blocked the agency from doing so, arguing the bureau had exceeded its authority.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
The cost of repainting a section of exterior wall at a nondenominational Christian church in Euless in order to fully erase a crude political critique in red spray paint is at the heart of a trial underway this week in a state district court in Tarrant County.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
But the evidence of Abrego Garcia’s gang ties remains limited, and has been called into question by immigration judges, magistrates and district court judges.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups sued and a district court blocked the agency from doing so, arguing the bureau had exceeded its authority.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
The cost of repainting a section of exterior wall at a nondenominational Christian church in Euless in order to fully erase a crude political critique in red spray paint is at the heart of a trial underway this week in a state district court in Tarrant County.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
But the evidence of Abrego Garcia’s gang ties remains limited, and has been called into question by immigration judges, magistrates and district court judges.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for district court
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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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