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Limited jurisdiction

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003054

The authority of a court to hear only specific types of cases, as defined by statute or constitution. These courts are restricted in the subject matter they can address, the monetary amount of claims, or the remedies they can provide. Examples include traffic courts, small claims courts, and family courts, which handle specialized legal matters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003054
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003054",
  "term": "Limited jurisdiction",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The authority of a court to hear only specific types of cases, as defined by statute or constitution. These courts are restricted in the subject matter they can address, the monetary amount of claims, or the remedies they can provide. Examples include traffic courts, small claims courts, and family courts, which handle specialized legal matters.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/limited-jurisdiction/"
}

Record 3,010 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.