DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia.The seat of the U.S. government, situated on the Potomac River
between Maryland and Virginia. • Neither a state nor a territory, it is constitutionally subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of Congress. — Abbr. D.C. [Cases: District of Columbia 1–36. C.J.S.
District of Columbia §§ 2–43.] [Blacks Law 8th]