WordNet
n. a court establish by the authority of a federal government
Wikipedia
Federal court may refer to a court of the national government in a country that has a federal system of government; see federalism. Examples include:
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United States federal courts
- A particular federal court, such as the United States district courts.
- In some countries, a particular court, for example:
- Federal Court of Australia
- Federal Court (Canada)
- Federal Court of India, existed from 1937 to 1950
- Federal Court of Justice of Germany.
The Federal Court is a Canadian trial court that hears cases arising under certain areas of federal law. The Federal Court is a lower court with nationwide jurisdiction.
Usage examples of "federal court".
In 1977 he was convicted in federal court and sentenced to two years in prison for a similar offense.
And there was a particular paper which recapitulated all the cases in which it was thought the federal court had usurped on the State jurisdictions.
To avoid this sort of embarrassment, all potential jurors in Miami federal court should henceforth be required to take the following quiz.
Before Markman could be returned to Brooklyn to stand trial, the Federal Court at Detroit had to withdraw its request to prosecute Markman under the Federal firearms law.