Federal District

American  

noun

1. a district in which the national government of a country is located, especially one in Latin America.

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federal district British  

noun

1. an area used as the seat of central government in a federal system

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Example Sentences

All nine defendants are in custody and made their initial appearance in a federal district court in San Francisco on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

After that point, the judges within that federal district vote to name a temporary U.S. attorney until someone can be confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal

They won before federal district judges and the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year’s birthright citizenship case was a technical—but vitally important—dispute around the powers of federal district court judges.

From Slate

Over the summer, more than 100 retired federal and state judges signed on to a letter addressed to the chief federal district judge in Nevada objecting to Chattah’s appointment.

From Slate