district court
noun[C]
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in the US, one of thecourtsin thefederalcourtsystem, which uses ajuryto makedecisionsabout acrimeorlegalargument:
Bankruptcycourtsareseparateunitsof thedistrictcourts, and haveexclusivejurisdictionoverbankruptcycases.
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In 2005 a municipal ban attempted to halt the parade, but it was overturned by adistrictcourtorder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedistrictcourtdenied all post-trial motions in summary form and without explanation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedistrictcourtrejected the second defense because it concluded that the searches were conducted for law enforcement purposes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedistrictcourtfound that it did not have jurisdiction over the dispute.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After adistrictcourtfound in favor of the defendants, a three-judge appellate panel reversed the decision.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Patents could be repealed by adistrictcourtwithin one year after it was granted if found to be infringing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was used as adistrictcourtand offices at one point.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That court remanded the case to thedistrictcourtto permit a motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some states the same level of court is called adistrictcourt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Given the nature of the probable cause for the warrant applications, adistrictcourtjudge authorized no-knock warrants.
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