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Today's Terms
Hung Jury
Definition:
A jury that cannot agree on a verdict
Jurisdiction
Definition:
The authority of a court or other governmental agency to adjudicate controversies brought before it.
Lack of jurisdiction
Definition:
The phrase may mean lack of power to act in a particular manner or to give certain kinds of relief. It may consist of a court's total lack of power to act at all, or lack of power to act in particular cases because the parties have not complied with conditions essential to the exercise of jurisdiction.
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