federal court
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of federal court
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Those stipulations were filed in federal court in San Francisco on July 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Earlier in July, a federal court handed the firm a victory by questioning individual plaintiffs' ability to show that talc was the direct cause of their ovarian cancer.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
His lawyers argued that the initial complaint missed new claims grounded in federal law, such as civil-rights violations, and that those claims should be heard in federal court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
He is now standing trial on terrorism charges before a federal court in Buffalo, in northwestern New York.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Leaders were eager to appeal it all the way up to federal court.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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