federal court

noun

: a court established by a federal government

especially : one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.

Examples of federal court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Currently, the federal government is not accepting new applications for the program because of federal court rulings, though individuals already in the program may apply for renewals. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

Mondelēz filed the civil complaint May 27 in an Illinois federal court. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

Seventeen defendants charged in that case, which authorities have called an ambush on ICE and law enforcement, were arraigned in federal court in Fort Worth this week. —Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025

The defense attorney also argued that there could be a ruling on the new evidence in Kay’s habeas corpus petition in federal court this fall. —City News Service, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for federal court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Legal Definition

federal court

noun

: a court established by the federal government and having jurisdiction over questions of federal law