The circuit or territory within which a person may be compelled to appear. Circuit of authority; province.
A judicial district is a designated area of a state over which a court has been empowered to hear lawsuits that arise within it or that involve its inhabitants. A federal judicial district is an area of a state in which a federal district court sits to determine matters involving federal questions or DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP of the parties.
A congressional district is a geographical sub-division of a state that elects a representative to Congress.
A legislative district is a specific section of a state that elects a representative to the state legislature.
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