Personal jurisdiction

Personal Jurisdiction: The power of the court to make orders regarding an individual and have them enforced.
Personal Property: Property that is not real estate.
Petition: A formal request that the court take some action; a complaint.

Personal Jurisdiction: The power of a court over a person. Compare with subject matter jurisdiction.

personal jurisdiction: (in personam jurisdiction): the power of a court to require a person to come before it and defend a lawsuit or suffer a judgment against that person.

Personal Jurisdiction - Power which a court has over the defendant's person and which a court must have before it can enter a judgment affecting the defendant's rights.

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Personal Jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction is the power of the court over a particular defendant.
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: personal jurisdiction granted a court over a party that allows it to adjudicate only a cause of action that arises out of or is related to the party's contacts within the territory of that court
compare general jurisdiction in this entry ...

Also known as personal jurisdiction.
Latin: All legal rights are said to be either in personam or in rem.
An in personam right is a personal right attached to a specific person, such as contract rights, a tort award against a defendant, or a license.

To make a legally valid decision in a case, a court must have both "subject matter jurisdiction" (power to hear the type of case in question, which is granted by the state legislatures and Congress) and "personal jurisdiction" (power to make a ...

Personal jurisdiction- Directed to a specific person to impose a personal liability on him (usually the defendant).
Subject matter jurisdiction- Topic of consideration, thing in dispute, right claimed by one party against another ...

The right of a court to make decisions regarding a specific person (personal jurisdiction) or a certain matter (subject matter jurisdiction).
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See Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Neaves, 912 F.2d 1062, 65 (9th Cir.'90). Section 410.10 provides for personal jurisdiction 'on any basis not inconsistent with the Constitution of this state or of the United States.' Id.

See also: Jurisdiction, Court, Person, State, Information