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personal jurisdiction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
per-son-al juris-dic-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

personal jurisdictions (plural)

Phrases

minimum contacts subject matter jurisdiction

Frequently Paired Words

minimum contacts subject matter jurisdiction

Questions

What does personal jurisdiction mean?
in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation.

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