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  • 41District — Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division of… …

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  • 42District attorney — District Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division… …

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  • 43District court — District Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division… …

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  • 44District judge — District Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division… …

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  • 45District school — District Dis trict, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See {Distrain}.] 1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. A division… …

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  • 46judicial — ju·di·cial /jü di shəl/ adj [Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say] 1 a: of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the… …

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  • 47District Attorney — n: the prosecuting officer of a judicial district see also state s attorney Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. district attorney …

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  • 48district court — ☆ district court n. 1. the federal trial court sitting in each judicial district of the U.S. 2. in some states of the U.S., the court of general jurisdiction in each judicial district …

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  • 49District Courthouse — may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) District Courthouse and Police Station, Hilo, HI, listed on the NRHP in Hawaii Kohala District Courthouse, Kapaau, HI, listed on the NRHP in Hawaii Old Third District Courthouse, New Bedford …

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  • 50district attorney — ☆ district attorney n. in the U.S., a lawyer serving in a specified judicial district as prosecutor for the state or for the federal government in criminal cases …

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