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Definition Of Jurisdiction:


n The power wielded by a government over its subjects, their property, and the land and natural resources within its boundaries.
A court's authority over persons or property brought before or appearing before it. The geographical area within which a government's or a court's power may be applied.ancillary jurisdictionThe authority of a court to decide secondary or subsidiary claims raised by a case properly before it.appellate jurisdictionAn appeals court's power of review of the decisions of lower courts.concurrent jurisdictionThe overlapping jurisdiction of two or more courts over the same cause of action.exclusive jurisdictionThe sole court or forum in which an action may be heard or tried, as no other courts or tribunals have authority over the person or the subject matter. federal question jurisdictionThe authority of the federal district courts to try cases that raise an issue of federal or constitutional law.in personam jurisdictionThe court's authority over an individual who resides or is found within the court's geographical area.in rem jurisdictionThe court's authority to adjudicate rights in real or personal property located within the court's geographical area.jurisdictional amountThe minimum or maximum amount to invoke a particular court's jurisdiction over the matter; in some lower courts, e., small claims court, there may be a limitation above which relief must be sought in a higher court; in federal court, a minimum amount in controversy is required in certain cases, e., diversity cases. limited jurisdictionJurisdiction over only certain types of cases, or claims under certain financial limits or subject to other restrictions.original jurisdictionA court's status as the first court that has authority to hear a particular claim.pendent jurisdictionA court's authority over claims that would not ordinarily be brought before it, but that are secondary or subsidiary to claims properly before it.subject matter jurisdictionA court's authority over particular types of cases or of relief.

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