Federal District
noun
a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.
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federal districtnounan area used as the seat of central government in a federal system
Federal District
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federal district
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Federal District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said she would decide by Wednesday whether to issue a restraining order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
On Tuesday, 250 years after that ride, Judge Charles Breyer of the Federal District Court in San Francisco raised a similar ruckus without ever leaving the bench.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
As the Federal District Court in Maryland explained eight years ago, a “federal court may … issue preservation orders as part of its inherent authority to manage its own proceedings.”
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
Ms. McKinney, who filed her lawsuit in Federal District Court in Manhattan, said learning of the other lawsuits against Mr. Combs led her to file her own.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
They will be sent in as early as possible, sealed, to the headquarters of departments, except for the Federal District and State of Mexico.
From General Scott by Wright, Marcus Joseph
They care because all Americans have a stake in a federal district that’s safe, prosperous and pleasant to visit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
He lost before a federal district judge and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The 77-year-old veteran diplomat is expected to enter the guilty plea at a hearing in federal district court in Maryland on June 26, CNN and other outlets said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The federal district court found for Media Matters, saying this was clearly a retaliatory measure.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
After court battles stretching back to 1954, a federal district judge in 1970 issued a desegregation plan for the city.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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