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Concurrent jurisdiction






Concurrent jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of two or more courts, each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.

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Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.

Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.

Subject
1) Contracts. The thing which is the object of an agreement. This term is used in the laws of Scotland. 2) Persons, government. An individual member of a nation, who is subject to the laws; this term is used in contradistiction to citizen, which is applied to the same individual when considering his political rights.

Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.



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Conceal
The second step in committing a Fraud. To hide from view.

Concessi
Conveyancing. This is a Latin word, signifying, I have granted.

Concessimus
Latin word, which signifies, we have granted.

Concession
A grant.

Concessor
A grantor; one who makes a concession to another.

Conciliation
The attempt to establish an agreement between the divorcing spouses concerning the children and any other areas in which they do not agree.

Concilium
day allowed to a defendant to make his defence.

Concilium regis
The name of a tribunal which existed in England during the times of Edward I. and Edward H., composed of the judges and sages of the law. To them were referred cases of great difficulty.

Conclave
An assembly of cardinals for the purpose of electing a pope; the place where the assembly is held is also called a conclave.

Conclusion
1) Practice. Making the last argument or address to the court or jury. 2) remedies. An estoppel; a bar; the act of a man by which he has confessed a matter or thing which he can no longer deny.

Conclusion to the country
Pleading. The tender of an issue to be tried by a jury is called the conclusion to the country.

Conclusive
What puts an end to a thing. A conclusive presumption of law, is one which cannot be contradicted even by direct and positive proof.

Conclusive evidence
That which cannot be contradicted by any other evidence.

Conclusum
International law. The form of an acceptance or conclusion of a treaty.

Concord
Estates, conveyances, practice. An agreement or supposed agreement between the parties in levying a fine of lands, in which the deforciant (or he who keeps the other out of possession,) acknowledges that the lands in question, are the right of the complainant.

Concordate
A convention; a pact; an agreement.

Concubinage
1) Sometimes it means a species of marriage which took place among the ancients. 2) It means the act or practice of cobabiting as man and woman, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law, or a legal marriage.

Concubine
A woman who cohabits with a man as his wife, without being married.

Concurrence
French law. The equality of rights, or privilege which several persons-have over the same thing.

Concurrent
Running together; having the same authority; thus we say a concurrent consideration occurs in the case of mutual promises; such and such a court have concurrent jurisdiction; that is, each has the same jurisdiction.

Concurrent sentence
Sentence is being served at the same time as another sentence(s).

Concurrent sentences
Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other.

Concursus
The rule that after a shipowner's limitation fund has been duly constituted, other legal proceedings in respect of the casualty concerned must be stayed and all claims resulting from the casualty must be filed against the limitation fund and disposed of in a single "limitation proceeding

Concussion
Civil law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to give something of value.



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Concordate
A convention; a pact; an agreement.

Concubinage
1) Sometimes it means a species of marriage which took place among the ancients. 2) It means the act or practice of cobabiting as man and woman, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law, or a legal marriage.

Concubine
A woman who cohabits with a man as his wife, without being married.

Concurrence
French law. The equality of rights, or privilege which several persons-have over the same thing.

Concurrent
Running together; having the same authority; thus we say a concurrent consideration occurs in the case of mutual promises; such and such a court have concurrent jurisdiction; that is, each has the same jurisdiction.

Concurrent jurisdiction

Concurrent sentences
Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other.

Concursus
The rule that after a shipowner's limitation fund has been duly constituted, other legal proceedings in respect of the casualty concerned must be stayed and all claims resulting from the casualty must be filed against the limitation fund and disposed of in a single "limitation proceeding

Concussion
Civil law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to give something of value.

Condedit
Ecclesiastical law. The name of a plea, entered by a party to a libel filed in the ecclesiastical court, in which it is pleaded that the deceased made the will which is the subject of the suit, and that he was of sound mind.

Condelegates
Advocates who have been appointed judges of the bigh court of delegates are so called.

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