exclusive jurisdiction

exclusive jurisdiction
exclusive jurisdiction see jurisdiction

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

exclusive jurisdiction
n.
Power over a kind of lawsuit or person that is held by only one court or tribunal, requiring that all actions of that sort be heard there.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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