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

Courthouse News Service first reported on the lawsuit, which was filed in a US district court this week. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

At that time, the district court judge determined there was enough circumstantial evidence to move the case to the next step. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

At the beginning of the hearing, district court commissioner George Haag advised Lundeen of the charges against him. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

This information was available online this week on a New York district court website. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district court

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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