Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 5 compound words that contain jurisdiction. The most common are listed below. Open jurisdiction in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- Exclusive Jurisdiction
- personal jurisdictionin the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county …
- universal jurisdictionA principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship …
- subject matter jurisdictionIn the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.
- summary jurisdictionThe authority of a court of law to summarily issue a conviction, typically for a petty crime, without requiring a trial by jury.
- diversity jurisdictionIn United States law, jurisdiction of a federal court over a cause of action arising from all parties being from different U.S. states.
- jurisdiction clauseSynonym of forum selection clause: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
- jurisdiction shoppingSynonym of forum shopping: An attempt to file a lawsuit in (or have it transferred to) the jurisdiction most favorable to the party filing the suit.
- original jurisdictionIn common law legal systems, the power of a court to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.
- appellate jurisdictionThe power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal.
- supplemental jurisdictionThe authority of United States federal courts to hear additional claims substantially related to an original claim, even though the court would lack the subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the additional claims independently.
- federal question jurisdictionThe authority that a United States federal court has to hear a cause of action brought under the United States Constitution or federal statutes.
- secrecy jurisdictionA facility or physical location which enables individuals or entities to escape or undermine the laws, rules, and regulations of jurisdictions elsewhere, using secrecy as a primary tool.
- voluntary jurisdictionLegal authority granted without the need for litigation, such as the receiving of probate from a will.
- pendent jurisdictionThe authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.
- jurisdiction clausesplural of jurisdiction clause: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
- agreement conferring jurisdictionSynonym of forum selection clause: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
- agreements conferring jurisdictionplural of agreement conferring jurisdiction: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
Compound words 5
- interjurisdictionSynonym of interjurisdictional: occurring as a result of an interaction between two or more jurisdictions
- jurisdictionlessLacking jurisdiction.
- jurisdictivejurisdictional
- multijurisdictionSynonym of multijurisdictional: Of or pertaining to more than one jurisdiction.
- jurisdictionallyIn a jurisdictional way.