Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contentious Jurisdiction
Meaning of Contentious Jurisdiction
jurisdiction to hear and determine any matter in dispute between party and party in an action or other judicial proceeding .
Contentious Jurisdiction Alternative Definition
In ebclesiastical law. That which exists in cases where there is an action or judicial process, and matter in dispute is to be heard and determined between party and party. It is to be distinguished from voluntary jurisdiction, which exists in cases of taking probate of wills, granting letters of admmistration, and the like. 3 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 66.
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Meaning of Contentious Jurisdiction in the Past
In those cases where there is an action or judicial process and it consists in hearing and determining the matter between party and party, it is said there is contentious jurisdiction, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, which is exercised in matters that need no judicial proceeding, as in taking probate (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) of wills, granting letters of administration and the like. 3 Bl. Com. 66. [1]
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- Partialy, this information about contentious jurisdiction is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including contentious jurisdiction.
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