federal district
noun [ C ] politics specialized uk/ˌfed.ər.əl ˈdɪs.trɪkt/ us/ˌfed.ɚ.əl ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
联邦区
an official area that is part of a federal system of government (= a group of regions that have their own government but are also controlled by a central government)
Local courts have power to manage their own business; each federal district has local federal rules. 地方法院有权力管理自己的业务;每个联邦区都有当地的联邦规则。
They brought an action in the federal district court against the city. 他们在联邦地区法院对该市提起了诉讼。
A federal district judge dismissed the complaint.
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- Federal districts are a level of administration of a federal government.
- In Russia, federal districts are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia, its constituent entities.
- The Assistant US Attorney of the Knoxville area federal district declined to comment Monday.
- The suit was tossed out by a federal district judge in October.