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Original jurisdiction

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003575

The authority of a court to hear a case at its initial stage, rather than on appeal from a lower court. This means the court is the first to consider the facts and legal issues of a dispute. The United States Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving states or foreign ambassadors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003575
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003575",
  "term": "Original jurisdiction",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The authority of a court to hear a case at its initial stage, rather than on appeal from a lower court. This means the court is the first to consider the facts and legal issues of a dispute. The United States Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases involving states or foreign ambassadors.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/original-jurisdiction/"
}

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