Skip to content

General Jurisdiction - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Appeal

jurisdiction in ordinary civil cases, its jurisdiction being confined to constitutional matters. The Australian High Court possesses a general appellate jurisdiction, but further appeal lies to the Privy Council. In Canada, the final Court of Appeal is

Summary jurisdiction

Matched in: Term Summary jurisdiction

power

a government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by constitutional provision) reserved powers : the

Keep your definitions linked to case research

warrant

in one jurisdiction for someone who is a fugitive from another jurisdiction called also fugitive from justice warrant general warrant : a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or

Court-leet

and strength, to come to the Court-leet, and there take the oath of allegiance to theking. The other general business is to present by jury all crimes whatsoever tht happen within their jurisdiction; and not only to

Administration of justice

Co. (P) Ltd., (2005) 2 SCC 590. --the expression 'administration of justice' has wide amplitude covering conferment of general jurisdiction on all courts including High Court except the Supreme Court under entry 11A of list III, Jamshed N.

District Judge

Saikia, AIR 1970 SC 1616. District Judge shall mean the Judge of a principal Civil Court of original Jurisdiction, but shall not include a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary or extraordinary original civil jurisdiction.

special appearance

in court for the sole purpose of challenging the court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over the party compare general appearance NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of states that have adopted it,

Sheriff (in Scotland)

spuilzies, etc., to all brieves issuing from Chancery in Scotland, as of inquest, terce, division, tutory, etc., and generally to all civil matters not specially committed to other courts. He has also a summary jurisdiction in regard

Infant

own.' As to the criminal liability of infants, see AGE; CHILDREN. Ward of Court.--The general superintendence and protective jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery over the persons and property of infants is a delegation of the rights … (1860) 8 CBNS 611. In that case Willes, J. (ibid., p. 611), said: 'No man ought, as a general rule, to be responsible for acts not his own.' As to the criminal liability of infants, see AGE;

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial