district
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 2022, a Tokyo district court rejected their compensation claims, saying that it fell outside Japanese jurisdiction and the statute of limitations had expired.
From BBC
The trial comes as the companies face growing scrutiny from families, school districts, and prosecutors worldwide.
From BBC
Staten Island’s population isn’t big enough to constitute a House seat by itself, so for decades the 11th district has also grabbed parts of Brooklyn, which is right over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
“The officer might not have had all of the information about the suspect when he called. I don’t see why he wouldn’t tell the district if he knew.”
From Los Angeles Times
It is the first such case to go to trial as thousands of other similar lawsuits, brought by individuals, school districts and state attorneys general, wait in the wings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
