federal court
noun
: a court established by a federal government
especially : one established under the constitution and laws of the U.S.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An oil company on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year, a spill that closed miles of shoreline and shuttered fisheries. 
Amy Taxin And Don Thompson, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee says the rule change will have dire emotional, physical and psychological consequences for transgender Medicaid beneficiaries in Florida if it's allowed to stand. Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors say Bou traveled to Southern California over the past year to personally handle the delivery of large shipments of drugs to long-haul semi-truck drivers, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Illinois, named Highland Park resident Susan Karen Goldman as plaintiff, arguing that her Second Amendment rights are violated by the city ordinance. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Of 663 in federal court, roughly 96 percent of them have been dismissed. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Bannon had faced similar charges in federal court in 2020 but was pardoned by then-President Trump in his final days in office. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Two of the other challenges to the law, both filed in federal court in Tallahassee, focus on education. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Two other men, including disabled veteran Brian Kolfage, pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the fundraising scheme. Shayna Jacobs, Jacqueline Alemany And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Amy Taxin And Don Thompson, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee says the rule change will have dire emotional, physical and psychological consequences for transgender Medicaid beneficiaries in Florida if it's allowed to stand. Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors say Bou traveled to Southern California over the past year to personally handle the delivery of large shipments of drugs to long-haul semi-truck drivers, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Illinois, named Highland Park resident Susan Karen Goldman as plaintiff, arguing that her Second Amendment rights are violated by the city ordinance. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Of 663 in federal court, roughly 96 percent of them have been dismissed. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Bannon had faced similar charges in federal court in 2020 but was pardoned by then-President Trump in his final days in office. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Two of the other challenges to the law, both filed in federal court in Tallahassee, focus on education. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Two other men, including disabled veteran Brian Kolfage, pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the fundraising scheme. Shayna Jacobs, Jacqueline Alemany And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1789, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
federal court
noun
: a court established by the federal government and having jurisdiction over questions of federal law