limited or special jurisdiction

limited or special jurisdiction
limited or special jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of court which is confined to particular types of cases or actions, or which can be exercised only under the limitations and circumstances prescribed by the statute. A court's power over an action is governed generally by statute and some courts have limited authority or power and the limitation is in terms of the nature of the case (e.g. probate courts), or the amount in controversy (e.g. small claims court), or the type of crime with which the defendant is charged or the age of the accused (e.g. juvenile courts).
See also limited court
+ special jurisdiction
A court authorized to take cognizance of only some few kinds of causes or proceedings expressly designated by statute is called a court of special or limited jurisdiction. Power of a court over only a limited type of case (e.g. Probate court) or over only property and not the person or the defendant

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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