federal district

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalanddistrict

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federal
adjective
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/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition offederalanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thefederaldistrictcourt ultimately sentenced him to five consecutive life sentences.
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There are two federal police forces, 31 state police forces (and two for thefederaldistrict) and one estimate suggests over 1,600 municipal police forces.
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The case was already in thefederaldistrictcourt.
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Involving the direct participation of 240 professors and 65,132 students, these activities reach nearly 185,000 people in thefederaldistrictand the surrounding region.
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Manyfederaldistrictcourts require attorneys to be members of the state bar where the court sits.
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When first built, it housed not only the post office, but other federal offices and thefederaldistrictcourt.
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He could hold hearings, determine facts and issue orders ultimately subject to review byfederaldistrictcourts.
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Taverns also opened to serve travelers going to and from thefederaldistrict.
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It is roughly akin to afederaldistrict.
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His appointment coincided with the formation of the newfederaldistrict.
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Following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, thefederaldistrictcourt in an unreported decision denied the motion to dismiss on diversity grounds.
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Afederaldistrictcourt issued an injunction requiring that the workers vacate the premises, but they refused.
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Federaldistrictcourts, each with a district judge, composed the lowest level.
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The most significant interior space is the originalfederaldistrictcourtroom on the first floor.
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Two days later, afederaldistrictcourt authorized the liquidation of the railroad, which would have triggered the legislation.
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Local 54 then filed suit infederaldistrictcourt, seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the act.
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The end came in 1935, after afederaldistrictcourt issued an order calling for discontinuance of service.
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Thefederaldistrictand appellate courts dismissed the suit, citing the statute of limitations on the 80-year-old case.
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In 1984, afederaldistrictcourt judge granted a writ of "coram nobis", overturning the conviction.
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The defendants removed the case tofederaldistrictcourt and brought a motion for summary judgment.
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