Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subject matter jurisdiction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: sub-jec-t -mat-ter juris-dic-tion
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.

Example Sentences

"The divorce court was overturned when it rendered a criminal conviction against a party, because it lacked the subject matter jurisdiction to hear a criminal case."

Phrases

minimum contacts personal jurisdiction

Frequently Paired Words

minimum contacts personal jurisdiction

Questions

What does subject matter jurisdiction mean?: In the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.

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