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subject matter jurisdiction

subject matter jurisdiction noun: in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.

Noun

subject matter jurisdiction

  1. In the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.
    • The divorce court was overturned when it rendered a criminal conviction against a party, because it lacked the subject matter jurisdiction to hear a criminal case.

Questions about subject matter jurisdiction

What does subject matter jurisdiction mean?
Subject matter jurisdiction means in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.
What part of speech is subject matter jurisdiction?
Subject matter jurisdiction is a noun.

Words near subject matter jurisdiction in the dictionary

  1. subject complements
  2. subject heading
  3. subject headings
  4. subject indexing
  5. subject matter
  6. subject matter jurisdiction
  7. subject matters
  8. subject of labor
  9. subject pronoun
  10. subject pronouns
  11. subject-control

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