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

In the Chevron case, the Supreme Court later ruled 8-0 in favor of the oil companies’ bid to move a lawsuit seeking damages for coastline damage caused by oil production in Louisiana from state court to federal court. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026

Connecticut’s pay-to-stay statute has been revised several times over the past decade and has been challenged in federal court. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The family of one of the victims in the shooting, Tiru Chabba, is already suing OpenAI in federal court. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

He was later sentenced in federal court and served time in federal custody before being turned over to local authorities. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for federal court

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

Legal Definition

federal court

noun

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