Jurisdiction in a sentence

All these courts are distinguished from courts of general jurisdiction (also known as "superior jurisdiction"), which are the default type of trial court that can hear any case which is not required to be first heard in a court of limited jurisdiction.

Supreme Court *The Suffolk County Supreme Court is a trial court of unlimited general original jurisdiction, but it generally only hears cases that are outside the subject-matter jurisdiction of other trial courts of more limited jurisdiction.

The court will retain jurisdiction for the following 10 years and may order the jurisdiction back into coverage if the jurisdiction subsequently engages in voting discrimination.

The requirements are (1) subject-matter jurisdiction (what acts constitute crimes), (2) territorial or personal jurisdiction (where the crimes were committed or who committed them), and (3) temporal jurisdiction (when the crimes were committed).

It is believed inelegant and a matter that would go against the grain of our procedural law for Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction instead of endeavouring to shore up the jurisdiction of each other engage in a form of unsavoury competition.

Oloyede, in his appeal, said the magistrate erred in law to have assumed jurisdiction to try the case notwithstanding that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear it.

The court has since been given new equitable jurisdiction in the area of bid protests, as well as jurisdiction in vaccine compensation.

Basically, he wasn't in the same jurisdiction as the warrant, and the jurisdiction that wanted him didn't want to spend the money/resources or risk the PR fall-out for extradition, so SS let him go.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Yvonne Atakora-Obuobisa opposed the application, saying the trial judge had jurisdiction to decide on a case that was before him and act within his jurisdiction.

It is trite in law that once a court of coordinate jurisdiction has ruled on a matter, court of similar jurisdiction cannot entertain it.

The maritime admiralty jurisdiction, hence the corporate jurisdiction, ends where the tide ebbs and flows.

This is a marked change from Section 8 vouchers that are tenant-based and may be used anywhere within the family’s current jurisdiction or within any jurisdiction with a Housing Choice Voucher program.

He stated that there was clearly no jurisdiction on FAZ’s part to make the purported to exercise jurisdiction over a person who is not subject to their control.

Though its budget grew steadily over the past decade, including significant increases to meet periodic extensions of its jurisdiction, its capacity is still constrained considering the extent of its jurisdiction.

UVic found that they had jurisdiction over 15 out of the 28 disclosures or reports recorded since the policy took effect, with the jurisdiction of a single case unknown.

A five-member Supreme Court, headed by the Chief-Justice has original jurisdiction over alleged violations of fundamental rights guaranteed in the constitution and appellate jurisdiction over other matters.

A jurisdiction covered by either provision must provide all materials related to an election—such as voter registration materials, ballots, notices, and instructions—in the language of any applicable language minority group residing in the jurisdiction.

Article 36 outlines four bases on which the Court's jurisdiction may be founded: * First, 36(1) provides that parties may refer cases to the Court (jurisdiction founded on "special agreement" or "compromis").

As most such enclaves are occupied by the military, military law is especially concerned with these enclaves, especially the issue of establishing who has jurisdiction and what type of jurisdiction.

As with territorial jurisdiction, the personal jurisdiction can be expanded by the Security Council if it refers a situation to the Court.