federal court
noun
: a court established by a federal government
especially
: one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.
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Holt, who has six cases pending in federal court over civil rights violation claims, said as soon as he was transferred, the state began trying to get the cases dismissed as moot, citing his relocation to West Virginia.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has tried to appeal by moving his case to a federal court, but CNN reported similar efforts have been unsuccessful in the past.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
An administrative claim, in this case, is a preliminary step to see if a settlement can be reached without a lawsuit in federal court.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Attorneys for Boyd have called on the federal courts to block the execution to scrutinize the new method, a request a federal judge denied.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has tried to appeal by moving his case to a federal court, but CNN reported similar efforts have been unsuccessful in the past.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
An administrative claim, in this case, is a preliminary step to see if a settlement can be reached without a lawsuit in federal court.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Attorneys for Boyd have called on the federal courts to block the execution to scrutinize the new method, a request a federal judge denied.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for federal court
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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