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original jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. original jurisdiction … Law dictionary
Original jurisdiction — The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a court has the power to review a lower court s decision. Contents 1 France 2 United States 3 See also 4 … Wikipedia
original jurisdiction — noun : jurisdiction of first instance : authority of a court that takes cognizance of a controversy at the inception of legal proceedings therein … Useful english dictionary
original jurisdiction — first court which ruled on a claim … English contemporary dictionary
court of original jurisdiction — A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… … Law dictionary
original — orig·i·nal n 1: that from which a copy or reproduction is made both parties signed the original compare duplicate 2: a work composed firsthand as the product of an author s creativity ◇ A work must be an original in order to obtain a copyright.… … Law dictionary
Jurisdiction — In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak ) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and,… … Wikipedia
Jurisdiction stripping — Constitutional Law of the United States of America The constitutional structure Civil Rights · Federalism Executive branch · Separation of powers Legislative branch · Judiciary … Wikipedia
jurisdiction — n. 1) to have jurisdiction 2) local jurisdiction 3) original; primary jurisdiction (a court of original jurisdiction) 4) jurisdiction over (to have jurisdiction over a case) 5) outside; under, within a jurisdiction (that case is under the… … Combinatory dictionary
