Definitions | subject matter jurisdiction |
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- : 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 to hear a criminal case.
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