noun
district court
Abbreviation of 地方裁判所. Used in legal and news contexts.
See also: 地方裁判所
地裁は被告に無罪判決を言い渡した。
The district court handed down a not-guilty verdict to the defendant.
Abbreviation for 最高裁判所 (Supreme Court), the highest court in Japan.
Abbreviation of 地方裁判所 (district court), formed by taking the first kanji of 地方 and the first kanji of 裁判所.