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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That suit, filed in federal court in Pennsylvania, says the opponents tried to scuttle the sale in order to monopolize the domestic steel market.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Mangione faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism at the state level and stalking murder in federal court.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Rudy Giuliani faces a contempt hearing in Manhattan federal court Friday for failing to satisfy a judge’s orders to cough up assets to the Georgia mother and daughter he was found liable for defaming.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Now the defendants will answer for their conduct in federal court.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Mangione faces a slew of charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism at the state level and stalking murder in federal court.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Rudy Giuliani faces a contempt hearing in Manhattan federal court Friday for failing to satisfy a judge’s orders to cough up assets to the Georgia mother and daughter he was found liable for defaming.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Now the defendants will answer for their conduct in federal court.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Federal court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal%20court. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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