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In rem jurisdiction

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personal jurisdictionnoun(law) 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.
inherent jurisdictiona doctrine of the English common law that a superior court has the jurisdiction to hear any matter that comes before it, unless a statute or rule limits that authority or grants exclusive jurisdiction to some other court or tribunal.
subject-matter jurisdictionSubject-matter jurisdiction, also called jurisdiction ratione materiae, is a legal doctrine holding that a court can only hear and decide cases of a particular type (i.e., cases relating to a specific subject matter).
legal personnoun(law) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.
courtnounAn enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
ius in reIus in re, or jus in re, under civil law, more commonly referred to as a real right or right in rem, is a right in property, known as an interest under common law.
jurisdictionnounThe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
federal question jurisdictionnoun(US, law) The authority that a United States federal court has to hear a cause of action brought under the United States Constitution or federal statutes.
prerogativenounAn exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
defendantnoun(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
power of appointmentnoun(law) In the law of wills, the ability of a testator to select a person who will be given the authority to dispose of certain property under the will.
quiet titleAn action to quiet title is a lawsuit brought in a court having jurisdiction over property disputes, in order to establish a party's title to real property, or personal property having a title, of against anyone and everyone, and thus "quiet" any challenges or claims to the title.
diversity jurisdictionnoun(law) In United States law, jurisdiction of a federal court over a cause of action arising from all parties being from different U.S. states.
legal process(sometimes simply process) any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property.
legal remedynoun(law) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong
property law in the united statesthe area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land and buildings) and personal property, including intangible property such as intellectual property.
titlenounThe name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
procedural lawnoun(law) The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.
enforcement of foreign judgmentsIn law, the enforcement of foreign judgments is the recognition and enforcement in one jurisdiction of judgments rendered in another ("foreign") jurisdiction.
legalitynounLawfulness.

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