(of a district court)

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• District court — District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. These include: A court complex at Guntur, India. Contents 1 Australia …   Wikipedia

• district court — n often cap 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 see also the judicial system in the… …   Law dictionary

• District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands — The District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands is a federal territorial court whose jurisdiction comprises the United States affiliated Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). It was established by Act of Congress in 1977,… …   Wikipedia

• District court — District Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• district court — ➔ court1 * * * district court UK US noun [C] ► LAW in the US, one of the courts in the federal court system, which uses a jury to make decisions about a crime or legal argument: »Bankruptcy courts are separate units of the district courts, and… …   Financial and business terms

• district court — ☆ district court n. 1. the federal trial court sitting in each judicial district of the U.S. 2. in some states of the U.S., the court of general jurisdiction in each judicial district …   English World dictionary

• District Court of Appeal — District Court of Appeal: any of the appellate courts in Florida Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• district court — noun count a court in the U.S. that deals with cases in a particular national or state district …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• district court — n a US court of law which deals with cases involving national rather than state law …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• District Court (Ireland) — Ireland This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Republic of Ireland …   Wikipedia

• District Court of Guam — Coordinates: 13°28′38″N 144°44′33″E / 13.4771°N 144.7426°E / 13.4771; 144.7426 …   Wikipedia