DISTRICT

One of the portions into I which an entire state· or country may be divided, for,judicial, political, or administrative purposes. The United States are divided into judicial districts, in each of which is established a J district court. They are also diviaed into election districts, collection districts, etc. The circuit or territory within which a person may be compelled to appear. Cowell. Circuit 01,' authority; province. I!Jnc. Lond. -District attorney. The prosecuting officer K of the United States government in each of the federal judicial districts. Also, under the state governments, the prosecuting officer who repre- _sents the state in each of its judicial districts. In some states, where the territory is divided, for judicial purposes, into sections called by L some other name than "districts," the same officer is denominated "county attorney" or "state's attorney." Smith v. -Scranton, 3 C. P. Rep. (Pa.) 84; State v. Salge, 2 Nev. 324.- District clerk. The clerk of a district court of either a state or the United States.-District courts. Courts of the United States, M ea.eh having terri_torial jurisdiction over a dis- [s. 387]