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| appellate court | A court hearing jurisdiction of appeal and review. |
| appellate jurisdiction | Authority of a court to review cases tried in lower courts. |
| concurrent jurisdiction | Jurisdiction granted in different courts at the same time over the same matters. |
| diversity of citizenship | A term used to mean that the party on one side of a lawsuit is a citizen of one state and the other party is a citizen of another state. |
| exclusive jurisdiction | The authority granted to a court to hear certain matters to the exclusion of all other courts. |
| general jurisdiction | A court with no limitation as to the types of cases it can hear and no limitation as to monetary jurisdiction. |
| jurisdiction | The power of a court to hear and try a case. |
| jurisdiction in personam | The authority of a court to render a judgment against a person or to subject the disputed parties to the decisions and ruling made by it. |
| jurisdiction in rem | The authority of a court to render a judgment concerning property over which it has jurisdiction. |
| limited jurisdiction | Where a court is restricted in the type of case it can hear or in the amount of money involved in the litigation. |
| monetary jurisdiction | The minimum amount in controversy before the court has jurisdiction to hear the case. |
| original jurisdiction | The authority granted to a court to hear and determine a matter for the first time, generally as a trial court. |
| subject matter jurisdiction | The authority of a court to render judgment over the matter in a dispute. |
| substantive law | The statutory or written law that governs rights and obligations of those who are subject to it as opposed to procedural law. |
| trial court | The court of original jurisdiction; the first court to consider litigation. |
| venue | The authority of a court to hear a matter based on geographical location. |
| writ of certiorari | An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal. |
