specific jurisdiction

Jurisdiction that stems from the defendant’s having certain minimum contacts with the forum state so that the court may hear a case whose issues arise from those minimum contacts. Cf. general jurisdiction. [Cases: Courts 12(2.10); Federal Courts 76.10. C.J.S. Courts §§ 40, 45, 47.]

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