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单词 district court
释义

district court

noun U.S. Law.

(in many states) the court of general jurisdiction.
the federal trial court sitting in each district of the United States.

Origin of district court

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby district court

distributor, distributorship, district, district attorney, district council, district court, district court judge, district high school, district judge, district man, district nurse
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Example sentences from the Web for district court

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  • A district-court judge is scheduled to hear motions in the case today.

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British Dictionary definitions for district court

district court

noun

(in Scotland) a court of summary jurisdiction held by a stipendiary magistrate or one or more justices of the peace to deal with minor criminal offences
(in the US)
  1. a federal trial court serving a federal judicial district
  2. (in some states) a court having general jurisdiction in a state judicial district
(in Australia and New Zealand) a court lower than a high courtFormer name: magistrates' court
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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