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personal jurisdiction

A court’s power to bring a person into its adjudicative process; jurisdiction over a defendant’s personal rights, rather than merely over property interests. — Also termed in personam jurisdiction; jurisdiction in personam; jurisdiction of the person; jurisdiction over the person. See IN PERSONAM. Cf. in rem jurisdiction. [Cases: Admiralty 5; Constitutional Law 305(5, 6); Courts

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quasi judicial

quasi-judicial, adj. Of, relating to, or involving an executive or administrative official’s adjudicative acts. • Quasi-judicial acts, which are valid if there is no abuse of discretion, often determine the fundamental rights of citizens. They are subject to review by courts. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 108. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 10–11.]

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