limited jurisdiction

Jurisdiction that is confined to a particular type of case or that may be exercised only under statutory limits and prescriptions.

— Also termed special jurisdiction. Cf. general jurisdiction. [Cases: Courts 26, 59; Federal Courts 5. C.J.S. Courts §§ 3, 8, 64–65, 67.]

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