What is Jurisdiction?
The power of the court to hear and decide a case. A court must have both subject matter and personal jurisdiction to decide a case. Subject matter refers to the court's authority to hear a certain category of cases, and personal jurisdiction is the court's power over the person due to that person having at least certain "minimum contacts" with the territory or forum.
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