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]