- complete jurisdiction
- The power to hear and determine the cause, and the power to enforce the judgment. Cooper v Reynolds (US) 10 Wall 308, 19 L Ed 931.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
complete jurisdiction
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