Original Jurisdiction
the authority of a court to try a case in the first instance and give judgement accoding to the facts and evidences as distinguished from appelate jurisdiction which has already been tried but an appeal is made for review.
Original Jurisdiction: The first court to which a legal dispute is referred.
Outside Director: A independent member of the board of directors that is not a shareholder or regular employee of a corporation.
Original Jurisdiction: The first court to which a legal dispute is referred.
Originating Line Haul Road: The railroad where any freight shipment begins.
original jurisdiction
n. the authority of a court to hold a trial, as distinguished from appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from trial judgments.
original jurisdiction - The court in which a matter must first be filed.
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original jurisdiction Jurisdiction in the first instance; jurisdiction to take cognizance of a case at its inception; e.g.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, practice. That which is given to courts to take cognizance of cases which may be instituted in those courts in the first instance.
Original jurisdiction
Cases normally originate in the tribunal of the particular church (i.e. the diocese or eparchy) of the parties to the case. This tribunal in canon law is called the tribunal of first instance.
Court of original jurisdiction -A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court.
the court of probate and the court of divorce and matrimonial causes were consolidated into one Supreme' Court of Judicature (sec. 3), divided into two permanent divisions, called "the high court," with (speaking broadly) original jurisdiction, ...
"The Federal Court has concurrent original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise, ...
When considered as to their powers they are of record and not of record; when compared to each other they are supreme, superior, and inferior; when examined as to their original jurisdiction they are civil or criminal; ...
Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution granted original jurisdiction to U.S. federal courts over admiralty and maritime matters. However, most admiralty cases in the United States can be brought in either federal or state court.
The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. The opposing party is called the respondent.
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It exercises final appellate jurisdiction in cases involving federal law and it has original jurisdiction in a limited number of matters.
Trial Court
A court of original jurisdiction which hears and tries a lawsuit.
Trust
An entity or method through which assets can be held for distribution to beneficiaries at a later date.
bankruptcy court : a court that is a unit of a federal District Court and has original jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases NOTE: Bankruptcy courts were created by Congress as part of the 1898 Bankruptcy Act. Article ...
Term: Trial Court
Definition: A court of original jurisdiction which hears and tries a lawsuit.
Term: Trust
Definition: An entity or method through which assets can be held for distribution to beneficiaries at a later date.
Petitioner - The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. (See respondent.) ...
Appellate Jurisdiction The power of a court to review and revise a lower court's decision. Compare: original jurisdiction
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: the jurisdiction granted to particular courts to hear appeals of the decisions of lower tribunals and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions
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Court superior or superior court. A court with controlling authority over some other court or courts, and with certain original jurisdiction of its own.
 See also: Court, Jurisdiction, Original, Law, Judge
  
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