"W.D." meaning in English

See W.D. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} W.D.
  1. (law) Initialism of Western District, used in case citations to identify courts, particularly United States Federal courts designated to cover the western part of a multi-district state. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Western District, used in case citations to identify courts, particularly United States Federal courts designated to cover the western part of a multi-district state Categories (topical): Law Related terms: C.D., E.D., M.D., N.D., S.D.
    Sense id: en-W.D.-en-name-PPNOKFK6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law
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