For Jurisdiction we have terms and definitions in 14 topics. The topics are Asbestos, Canadian Law, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Geography, Law, Legal, Natural Gas, Non Profit, Regulations, Nursing Home Abuse, Personal Injury Law, Political and Trademark.

Jurisdiction (Asbestos)

A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of and decide causes according to law and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory.

Jurisdiction (Canadian Law)

Refers to a court's authority to judge over a situation usually acquired in one of three ways: over acts committed in a defined territory (eg. the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Australia is limited to acts committed or originating in Australia), over certain types of cases (the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court is limited to bankruptcy cases), or over certain persons (a military court has jurisdiction limited to actions of enlisted personnel).

Jurisdiction (Child Support)

The legal authority which a court or administrative agency has over particular persons and over certain types of cases, usually in a defined geographical area.

Jurisdiction (Divorce)

The power of the court to rule on issues related to the parties, their children and their property.

Jurisdiction (Family Law)

The authority of the court to hear a case.

Jurisdiction (Geography)

The right and power to apply the law; the territorial range of legal authority or control.

Jurisdiction (Law)

The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case; the geographic area in which a court has power or the types of cases it has power to hear.

Jurisdiction (Legal)

The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case; the geographic area in which a court has power or the types of cases it has power to hear.

Jurisdiction (Natural Gas)

Portion of the company's activities that are subject to the rules and regulations of the particular government entity which regulates it.

Jurisdiction (Non Profit, Regulations)

The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate. The power or right to exercise authority. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Jurisdiction (Nursing Home Abuse)

The legal right by which judges exercise their authority.

Jurisdiction (Personal Injury Law)

The legal right by which judges exercise their authority.

Jurisdiction (Political)

The right of a political or legal authority to exercise that authority over a territory, subject or person, as in the case came under the jurisdiction of the district court.

Jurisdiction (Trademark)

Jurisdiction is the power of a court to inquire into facts, apply the law, make decisions, and declare a judgment. This power is typically determined by the locale of the events leading to a lawsuit, but may also be determined based on other factors, with primary attention always paid to fairness to the party being haled to court. One of the first defenses a trademark defendant may utilize is the lack of jurisdiction by the court demanding the defendant's attention. If defendant succeeds in a motion to dismiss based on lack of proper jurisdiction, the plaintiff can generally bring the same lawsuit to a different court and start all over.

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