district judge

A judge of a United States district-court. District of Columbia, 8. History: A subdivision of the territory of the United States, containing the national capital. Named for Columbus. Fixed as seat of U. S. Government 1790 by an act of Congre . Formed out of Washington County, Md. (64 square miles), a portion to time, and continually afterward, by taking his goods and the profits of his lands. 2. A writ after judgment in detinue to compel the defendant to deliver the goods by repeated distre es of his chattels. *3. A writ in the Court of Queen's Bench, commanding the sheriff to bring in the bodies of jurors who did not appear, or to distrain on their goods. ( Eng .) 4. The proce in courts of equity against a corporation refusing to obey the orders or summons of the court. 5. An order from the Court of Chancery, in favor of a party claiming to be interested in any stock standing in the books of the Bank of England, charging the authorities of the bank not to permit a transfer of such stock, nor to pay any dividend on it. ( Eng .) *dis-trin-yie, v . t . [DISTRAIN.] *dis-troŭb-lançe, *dis-trub-lance, 8. [DISTROUBLE.] A disturbance. "To ce of all dist rub lance of the said Eufame in the joysing of the samyn in tyme to cum."- Act. Audit. A. 1436, p. 8. *dis-troŭb-le (le as el), *des-trub-le, *distrub-le, v . t . [DISTROUBLE.] To disturb, to confound, to confuse. "For to distrubil the foresaid mariage." Douglas : Virgil , 221, 17. *dis-troubler, s. [Eng. distroubl ( e ); -er.] One who causes trouble or disturbance. "To withstand all such dis troublers of holy church." Bale : Select Works , p. 75. ( Davies .) *dis-troŭb-ling, *dis-trŭb-lin, pr . par . & s. [DISTROUBLE.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: Disturbance. "In In gland his castell till For owtyn distrowblyne or ill." Barbour, v. 216. dis-trust, v . t . [Pref. dis , and Eng. trust (q. v.).] 1. Not to have trust or confidence in; to regard with distrust; to doubt. "He yt requireth ye othe doeth distrust that other partie." Udall: Matthew, v. 2. To doubt, to suspect, or to question the reality, truth, or sincerity of. "T' intrench in what you grant unrighteous laws, Is to distrust the justice of your cause." Dryden: Hind and Panther , iii. 866, 867. distrust dis-trůst, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. trust , s. (q. v.)] 1. A feeling of doubt or want of confidence, reliance, or faith in; suspicion. "The distrust with which his adversaries regarded him was not to be removed by oaths or treaties." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. i. *2. Discredit, lo of confidence or credit. "To me reproach Rather belongs, distrust , and all dispraise." Milton. P. L. , xi. 165, 166. 3. A suspicion as to the straightforwardne of the designs or intentions. dis-trüst-ěd, pa. par. or a. [DISTRUST, v.] dis-trüst-er, s. [Eng. distrust; -er.] One who distrusts.