(law) in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation.

(US, law) The authority of United States federal courts to hear additional claims substantially related to an original claim, even though the court would lack the subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the additional claims independently.

(US, law) The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.

Synonym of forum selection clause

plural of agreement conferring jurisdiction

(US, law) The authority that a United States federal court has to hear a cause of action brought under the United States Constitution or federal statutes.

(law) In the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case based on the authority granted to the court to hear that particular type of case.

In a jurisdictional way.

(politics) A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one.

plural of jurisdictionalism