(US, legal) The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal.
(US, legal) The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal.
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(US, legal) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear.
(US, legal) The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.
(US, legal) The authority that a United States federal court has to hear a cause of action brought under the United States Constitution or federal statutes.
(Canada, United States) In certain provinces and states, a superior court of original jurisdiction, which however is inferior to said region's court of appeals.