The word is Jurisdiction.
The authority of a court to hear a case is its jurisdiction.
The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."
The authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction. The court with authority to try the case, or hear it first, has original jurisdiction; the court(s) that review the case on appeal have appellate jurisdiction.If the case is remanded for a new trial (or reheard, I suppose), it returns to the court of original jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.
In choosing a court, the attorney must choose which court has the authority to hear a particular case. This is referred to as Jurisdiction.
For a court to have jurisdiction, it means that the court has the authority or the power over the case in front of it. Court jurisdictions are limited by physical boundaries as well as by subject matter. A New York traffic court has jurisdiction over traffic incidents happening within a specific boundary. It cannot hear a case from New Jersey, nor can it hear a murder case.
Jurisdiction is what court will have authority to hear the case. Venue is the physical location where the case will be heard.
1.The authority of a court to be the first to hear certain cases. 2. The right to hear a case for the first time in forever. "Jurisdiction" is the right, power, or authority to administer justice. "Original jurisdiction" is applicable to courts that have the right to be the first to hear the case, such as trial courts. he two most basic types of jurisdiction are original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. "Appellate jurisdiction" is applicable to courts that have the right to review decisions from lower courts.
The power or authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case on appeal is called appellate jurisdiction.
What is Jurisdiction?Jurisdiction means the power, right and authority to interpret and apply law.There are various types of jurisdiction, but the broadest categories are appellate jurisdiction (the right to hear a case on appeal from another court) and original jurisdiction, (the right to hear the case as the original trial court).Both are related to subject-matter jurisdiction which determines the type of case (subject) a court may hear and personal jurisdiction, the determines the entities whose cases the court may judge, as opposed to territorial jurisdiction, which covers the physical area over which the court has authority.The US Supreme Court has territorial jurisdiction over the entire United States and its holdings.1. the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearingand determining controversies.2.power; authority; control: He has jurisdiction over allAmerican soldiers in the area.3.the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or otherauthority: This case comes under the jurisdiction of the localpolice.4.the territory over which authority is exercised: All islands tothe northwest are his jurisdiction.