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

Paramount has agreed to delay acquiring Warner Brothers Discovery until next year as an Oakland federal court considers a high-profile lawsuit from Attorney General Rob Bonta that seeks to block the merger. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

For more than a quarter-century, a lawsuit settlement from a case brought in Los Angeles federal court has dictated conditions for children held in immigration detention. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

In May, a 12-person jury in Miami federal court convicted the four men in the plot following testimony during almost nine weeks. — Jay Weaver july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Scheme led to prison time Cacioppo was indicted in November 2003 on 38 counts in federal court, along with four co-defendants, in a kickback scheme involving work at Rockhurst University. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 July 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