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 ruling leaves the DOJ with a losing record in district court cases seeking such data, in addition to an earlier appellate loss. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026

However, a petitioner can appeal the district court judge’s decision to the Idaho Supreme Court. — Alex Brizee july 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

The tech groups won a preliminary injunction from a district court. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

One bill sought to lower the threshold for rejecting district court judges in retention elections from 50% of the vote plus one to 40%. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 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