JURISDICTION  , in See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, the exercise of lawful authority, especially by a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court or a See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge; and so the extent or limits within which such authority is exercisable . Thus each court has its appropriate jurisdiction; in the High Court of See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

Justice in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration actions are brought in the See also:

• CHANCERY

chancery See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, See also:

• SALVAGE (from Lat. salvus, safe)

salvage actions in the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty, &c . The jurisdiction of a particular court is often limited by See also:

• STATUTE

statute, as that of a See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county court, which is See also:

• LOCAL

local and is also limited in amount . In inter-See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law jurisdiction has a wider meaning, namely, the rights exercisable by a See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state within the See also:

• BOUNDS, BEATING THE

bounds of a given space . This is frequently referred to as the territorial theory of jurisdiction .