01 a. Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.[Obs.]“Punishing with the rod of district severity.” — Foxe.
Entry
5 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
District
02 n. The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
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The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.(Feudal Law)
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A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.“To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such district not exceeding ten miles square.” — The Constitution of the United States.
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Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.“These districts which between the tropics lie.” — Blackstone.
Phrases & compounds
Congressional district —
See under Congressional.
District attorney —
the prosecuting officer of a district or district court.
District court —
a subordinate municipal, state, or United States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases within a judicial district.
District judge —
one who presides over a district court.
District school —
a public school for the children within a school district.
03 v. t. To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
imp. & p. p.
Districted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Districting
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To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.