diversity jurisdiction

collocation in English

meaningsofdiversityandjurisdiction

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diversity
noun[S or U]
uk
/daɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/us
/dɪˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things ...
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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 ofdiversityandjurisdictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Removal of claims under state law, even when a federal court indisputably hasdiversityjurisdiction, is more restricted.
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They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits ofdiversityjurisdictionand major federal crimes.
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Like pendent jurisdiction, a federal court can exercise ancillary jurisdiction if the anchor claim has original federal jurisdiction either through federal-question jurisdiction ordiversityjurisdiction.
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This is the test for corporate domicile when claimingdiversityjurisdiction.
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This particular ground is known asdiversityjurisdiction.
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Congress has never extended federaldiversityjurisdictionto amounts that small.
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If the case is brought to the federal court underdiversityjurisdiction, the law of the relevant state will be used to apply the privilege.
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By far the most important two categories of federal subject-matter jurisdiction in non-criminal cases are federal question jurisdiction anddiversityjurisdiction.
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Federal jurisdiction is divided into federal question jurisdiction anddiversityjurisdiction.
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Here, he is essentially criticizing the reach of the federal courtsdiversityjurisdictioninto matters of state law.
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Story apparently hoped that when hearing state law claims indiversityjurisdiction, federal district courts would fashion a uniform general law.
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There are several forms of subject-matter jurisdiction, but the two most commonly appealed to are federal-question jurisdiction anddiversityjurisdiction.
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The cases it hears concern either federal question jurisdiction, where a federal law or treaty is applicable, ordiversityjurisdiction, where parties are domiciled in different states.
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