Jurisdiction
111Federal jurisdiction — The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts. Generally, state courts hear cases involving state law, although they may also hear cases involving federal law so long as the federal law in question does not grant… …
112ancillary jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ancillary jurisdiction …
113Supreme Council, Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction, USA) — Part of a series of articles on Freemasonry Core Articles Freemasonry · Grand Lodge · Masonic Lodge · Masonic Lodge Officers · Grand Master · Prince Hall Freemasonry · Regular Masonic jurisdictions · Continental Fre …
114original jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. original jurisdiction …
115pendent jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. pendent jurisdiction …
116Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 — The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c.27) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was passed to implement the Brussels Convention of 1968 into British law. As well as governing whether the Courts of England and Wales,… …
117Long arm jurisdiction — In United States jurisprudence, long arm jurisdiction is a statutory grant of jurisdiction to local courts over foreign defendants. A state s ability to confer jurisdiction is limited by the Constitution. This jurisdiction permits a court to hear …
118limited jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. limited jurisdiction …
119federal question jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. federal question jurisdiction …
120Federal question jurisdiction — is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to refer to the situation in which a United States federal court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the Constitution,… …
