jurisdiction
Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority and power of a court or governing body to hear and decide a particular case or issue based on its geographical or subject matter scope.
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Related Concepts (22)
- appellate jurisdiction
- authority
- civil jurisdiction
- concurrent jurisdiction
- congressional committees
- criminal jurisdiction
- exclusive jurisdiction
- federal jurisdiction
- international jurisdiction
- jurisdictional authority
- jurisdictional boundaries
- jurisdictional disputes
- jurisdictional immunity
- jurisdictional issues
- jurisdictional limits
- jurisdictional power
- jurisdictional rules
- original jurisdiction
- personal jurisdiction
- state jurisdiction
- subject matter jurisdiction
- territorial jurisdiction