federal court

noun

: a court established by a federal government

especially : one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.

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Four sued the county in federal court in 2013, in what would become a class action, claiming the department was not providing adequate care. —

Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Judge Angelo Foglietta at a hearing this morning declined to move forward as the federal court decides whether to take up the case, according to press reports. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 The federal court filing automatically blocked any immediate action in state court, where Judge Angelo Foglietta had already scheduled Thursday’s hearing. —

David Ingram, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 The state court put the lawsuit on hold as a federal court weighs whether to take it up. —

Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for federal court