Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pendent jurisdiction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: pen-den-t juris-dic-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does pendent jurisdiction mean?: The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.

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