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 According to the New York Times, a district court judge in the city of Seongnam ruled that Oh was guilty of inappropriately touching an actress in 2017, including hugging her, holding her hand and kissing her cheek. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024 The bond size is greater than the judgment because the district court generally requires a party to post 110% of the bond. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Trump has been indicted on four federal felony charges in the election case, and if the court rules against Trump and sends the case back to the district court to proceed to trial, Trump faces prison time if he’s convicted. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 This new ruling overturns a 2019 US district court jury’s decision siding with the record labels involved in the lawsuit, which includes Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and EMI. Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024 Today, more than half of all district court hearings in Minnesota continue to be conducted online. Natalie Hudson, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024 For the past couple of years, Lowy has been working with the Mexican government on its case, which was filed in August, 2021, and dismissed by the district court in September, 2022. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024 That was enough to convince the Colorado district court judge who initially heard the case. Nicholas Riccardi, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024 Smith had urged the D.C. Circuit to speed up its review of the district court's order, warning that the trial that was originally scheduled to begin March 4 could not go forward before Trump's appeal was resolved. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of district court was in 1789

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“District court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/district%20court. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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

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