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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Only residents of New York can serve as jurors in Manhattan federal court.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Khalil will be released on bail while the challenge to his deportation moves forward in federal court.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 20 June 2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, appeared in federal court in Denver for a preliminary hearing after the June 1 attack in Boulder that injured at least eight people.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
The former mayor of a small rural village in Haiti, accused of torturing and killing opponents in his homeland, was sentenced Friday in a Massachusetts federal court to nine years in prison for lying about the atrocities in order to obtain a U.S. green card.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Khalil will be released on bail while the challenge to his deportation moves forward in federal court.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 20 June 2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, appeared in federal court in Denver for a preliminary hearing after the June 1 attack in Boulder that injured at least eight people.
—Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
The former mayor of a small rural village in Haiti, accused of torturing and killing opponents in his homeland, was sentenced Friday in a Massachusetts federal court to nine years in prison for lying about the atrocities in order to obtain a U.S. green card.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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