subject-matter jurisdiction

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jurisdiction
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and ...
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(Definition ofjurisdictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By far the most important two categories of federalsubject-matterjurisdictionin non-criminal cases are federal question jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction.
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A court within any one of those divisions would lacksubject-matterjurisdictionto hear a case regarding matters assigned to another division.
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An appellate court overturned the ruling, stating that the federal courts havesubject-matterjurisdictionbut dismissed the case for a lack of justiciability.
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The district court dismissed the case for lack ofsubject-matterjurisdiction.
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Specifically, the court must have bothsubject-matterjurisdictionover the matter of the claim and personal jurisdiction over the parties.
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A judgment from a court that did not havesubject-matterjurisdictionis forever a nullity.
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The district court dismissed for lack ofsubject-matterjurisdiction, holding that the law of nations does not regulate a state's treatment of its own citizens.
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Claims filed in the wrong court are dismissed for lack ofsubject-matterjurisdiction.
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Unextinguished aboriginal title provides a federal common law cause of action for ejectment or trespass, for which there is federalsubject-matterjurisdiction.
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All courts have an independent obligation to determine whethersubject-matterjurisdictionexists, even in the absence of a challenge from any party.
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Unlikesubject-matterjurisdiction, territorial jurisdiction may be waived, even unintentionally, by a defendant.
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There are several forms ofsubject-matterjurisdiction, but the two most commonly appealed to are federal-question jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction.
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Subject-matterjurisdictionwas founded upon diversity of citizenship.
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The classic unwaivable affirmative defense is lack ofsubject-matterjurisdiction.
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They function as units of the district courts and havesubject-matterjurisdictionover bankruptcy cases.
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