District

A certain portion of the country, separated from the rest for some special purposes. The United States are divided into judicial districts, in each of which is established a district court, these districts being subdivisions of the circuits (q. v.) They are also divided into election districts, collection districts, etc. District Attorneys of the United States. Officers appointed in each judicial district, whose duty it is to prosecute, in such district, all delinquents, for crimes and offenses cognizable under the authority of the United States, and all civil actions in which the United States shall be concerned, except in the supreme court, in the district in which the court shall be holden.