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Contentious jurisdiction
Contentious Con*ten"tious, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Despotic and contentious temper. --Macaulay. 2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. --Spenser. More cheerful, though not less contentious, regions. --Brougham. 3. (Law) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy. Contentious jurisdiction (Eng. Eccl. Law), jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted. Syn: Quarrelsome; pugnacious; dissentious; wrangling; litigious; perverse; peevish. -- Con*ten"tious*ly, adv. -- Con*ten"tious*ness, n.
Jurisdictional
Jurisdictional Ju`ris*dic"tion*al, a. [Cf. LL. jurisdictionalis, F. juridictionnel.] Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights. --Barrow.

Meaning of jurisdiction from wikipedia

- jurisdiction (from the latin ius, iuris meaning 'law' and dicere meaning 'to speak') is the practical authority granted to a formally
- a jurisdiction is an area with a set of laws under the control of a system of courts or government entity which are different to
- personal jurisdiction refers to a court's jurisdiction over the parties to a law suit, as opposed to subject-matter jurisdiction , which is
- subject-matter jurisdiction is the authority of a court to hear cases of a particular type or cases relating to a specific subject matter.
- war crime s, and the crime of aggression (although jurisdiction for the crime of aggression will not be awakened until 2017 at the earliest).
- there are other federal trial courts that have nationwide jurisdiction over certain types of cases, but the district court also has
- appellate jurisdiction is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. appellate jurisdiction
- ecclesiastical jurisdiction in its primary sense does not signify jurisdiction over ecclesiastics ('church leadership'), but jurisdiction
- matters such as disputes relating to marriage, divorce, wills, and defamation, still have jurisdiction of certain church-related matters (e.g.
- jurisdictions are exercised by the governor of a state or administrator of a territory, such as the power to dissolve the legislative assembly.