A U.S. court established in a U.S. territory (such as the Virgin Islands) and serving as both a federal and state court. • The Constitution authorizes Congress to create such courts. U.S. Const. art. IV, § 3, cl. 2. [Cases: Federal Courts 1021–1024.]
territorial court 〈美〉属地法院 根据美国宪法第四条在美国属地(如维尔京群岛〔Virgin Islands〕)设立的法院，既属联邦法院又属州法院。
extraterritorial, adj. Beyond the geographic limits of a particular jurisdiction. — Also termed exterritorial. [Cases: Courts 29. C.J.S. Courts §§ 67, 70.]
Article I court. 1. See legislative court under COURT. 2. A type of federal legislative court that is not bound by the requirements of or protected under U.S. Const. art. III, § 2, and that performs functions similar to those of an administrative agency, such as issuing advisory opinions. U.S. Const. art. I, § 8.
Hist. In England, a larger court baron, held for all inhabitants of a particular hundred rather than a manor, in which the free suitors were the judges (jurors) and the steward the register. • A hundred court was not a court of record, and it resembled a court-baron in all respects except for its larger
A court’s ability to exercise power beyond its territorial limits. See LONG-ARM STATUTE. [Cases: Courts 12(2); Federal Courts 76. C.J.S. Courts §§ 39, 44.]
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territorial law. The law that applies to all persons within a given territory regardless of their citizenship or nationality. Cf. PERSONAL LAW. “[T]he expression ‘territorial law’ … is not confined to the positive rules that regulate acts and events occurring within the jurisdiction, but includes also rules for the choice of law. English rules for
conflict of laws. 1. A difference between the laws of different states or countries in a case in which a transaction or occurrence central to the case has a connection to two or more jurisdictions. — Often shortened to conflict. Cf. CHOICE OF LAW. [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§
letters testamentary. A probate-court order approving the appointment of an executor under a will and authorizing the executor to administer the estate. Cf. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. [Cases: Executors and Administrators 27, 32. C.J.S. Executors and Administrators §§ 79, 95, 102–103.] ancillary letters testamentary. Letters testamentary issued at a place where the testator owned property but
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