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.
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   2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state,
      town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral,
      or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial
      district, land district, school district, etc.
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            To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such
            district not exceeding ten miles square. --The
                                                  Constitution
                                                  of the United
                                                  States.
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   3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a
      country; a tract.
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            These districts which between the tropics lie.
                                                  --Blackstone.
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   {Congressional district}. See under {Congressional}.

   {District attorney}, the prosecuting officer of a district or
      district court.

   {District court}, a subordinate municipal, state, or United
      States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases
      within a judicial district.

   {District judge}, one who presides over a district court.

   {District school}, a public school for the children within a
      school district. [U.S.]

   Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region;
        country.
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DISTRICT COURT. The name of one of the courts of the United States. It is 
held by a judge, called the district judge. Several courts under the same 
name have been established by state authority. Vide Courts of the United 
States.