English
Noun
subject matter jurisdiction

1. law: 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.

See also
minimum contacts
personal jurisdiction

• 2006-05-13 16:11 - BD2412 - oops - names switched around

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