Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
District \Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See Distrain.]
(Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
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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.
To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square.
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Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
These districts which between the tropics lie.
--Blackstone.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.
Wikipedia
In Norway, the district court is the first court instance, and handles both criminal and civil cases. The ruling of the district court may be appealed to the next level of court, the court of appeal.
The term tingrett for the district courts was introduced in 2002, replacing the previous terms city court (byrett) and district court (herredsrett).
District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. These include:
The District Court (; 地方法院 before 1997) is the lower court system in Hong Kong, having both criminal and civil jurisdictions. It is located in the Wanchai Law Courts, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road. In the past there were six district courts, namely Victoria, Kowloon, Fanling, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin, before being amalgamated and moved to the same location in March 1991.
A district court was the least authoritative type of criminal court in Scotland. The court operated under summary procedure and dealt primarily with minor criminal offences. District Courts have been replaced with justice of the peace courts.
The District Court is the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland. It has responsibility for hearing minor criminal matters, small civil claims, liquor licensing, and certain family law applications. It is also responsible for indicting the accused and sending them forward for trial at the Circuit Court and Central Criminal Court.
Usage examples of "district court".
The plaintiff will be awarded an attorney's fee in this court and in the court below both to be fixed by the district court upon there, billings disbursements depositions prepositions all of it, the more the better, limousines, airplanes, Mister Basic flying around the country buying drinks for the house in the Beverly Wilshire all of it, give them a nice tax writeoff isn't that what you said?
It was she who'd have to take suit to court--his District court--not only to prove herself worthy, but also to prove him unworthy and unfit to have charge of the child.
It was she who'd have to take suit to court -- his District court -- not only to prove herself worthy, but also to prove him unworthy and unfit to have charge of the child.
It was she who'd have to take suit to courthis District courtnot only to prove herself worthy, but also to prove him unworthy and unfit to have charge of the child.
An inquest was held before Judge Josiah Coleman Blaisdell of the Second District Court, during which Lizzie testified.