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jurisdiction
jurisdiction [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State having of the crime "U.S. Constitution art. IV"] [a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary jurisdiction : jurisdiction giving a court the power to adjudicate claims (as counterclaims and cross-claims) because they arise from a cause of action over which the court has original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case...
Picea
A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces These trees have pendent cones which do not readily fall to pieces in this and other respects differing from the firs...
Pensile
Hanging suspended pendent pendulous...
Pendulous
Depending pendent loosely hanging swinging...
Pendently
In a pendent manner...
Pendency
The quality or state of being pendent or suspended...
Crown imperial
A spring blooming plant Fritillaria imperialis of the Lily family having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves...
pendency
pendency : the quality, state, or period of being pendent [the of the contract renewal] ...
Baggy
Resembling a bag loose or puffed out or pendent like a bag flabby as baggy trousers baggy cheeks...
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