28 U.S.C. § 451 : US Code - Section 451: Definitions

Search 28 U.S.C. § 451 : US Code - Section 451: Definitions

As used in this title:
The term "court of the United States" includes the Supreme Court
of the United States, courts of appeals, district courts
constituted by chapter 5 of this title, including the Court of
International Trade and any court created by Act of Congress the
judges of which are entitled to hold office during good behavior.
The terms "district court" and "district court of the United
States" mean the courts constituted by chapter 5 of this title.
The term "judge of the United States" includes judges of the
courts of appeals, district courts, Court of International Trade
and any court created by Act of Congress, the judges of which are
entitled to hold office during good behavior.
The term "justice of the United States" includes the Chief
Justice of the United States and the associate justices of the
Supreme Court.
The terms "district" and "judicial district" means the districts
enumerated in Chapter 5 of this title.
The term "department" means one of the executive departments
enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that
such term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or
judicial branches of the government.
The term "agency" includes any department, independent
establishment, commission, administration, authority, board or
bureau of the United States or any corporation in which the United
States has a proprietary interest, unless the context shows that
such term was intended to be used in a more limited sense.