long arm statute

long-arm statute. A statute providing for jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has had contacts with the territory where the statute is in effect. • Most state long-arm statutes extend this jurisdiction to its constitutional limits. — Also termed single-act statute. See long-arm jurisdiction under JURISDICTION. [Cases: Courts 12(2). C.J.S. Courts §§ 39, 44.]

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