Latin for Lawyers

JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT

JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT That amount which must be asserted by the plaintiff in a particular litigation to invest the court with power to consider and try the litigation. The jurisdic tion of a court is often limited by the amount in controversy. Small claims courts, for example, may not try cases in which the amount in controversy is greater than a few thousand dollars. In the federal system, litigation between citizens of different states (diversity jurisdiction) requires an amount in con troversy greater than a stipulated minimum (currently in excess of $75,000). 28 USCA § 1332. JURISDICTIONAL STRIKE A strike called by a union against the employer to protect the right of its members to perform a particular job or function, in opposition to another union which claims the same right for its members. JURISDICTION IN PERSONAM That power which a court must have over the person of an individual to enable it to issue a judgment affecting his personal rights or liabilities, i.e., a That power which a court must have over an object, thing or asset to enable it to issue a judgment affecting the rights of all parties to possession or owner ship of that object. JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.) Degree awarded to graduates by most American law schools upon comple tion of formal legal studies. Before the 1960’s, the degree awarded was the LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws). JURIS ET DE JURE Of law and of right. Legal presumptions which are deemed conclusive and irrefutable. JURISPRUDENCE [L. ius, iuris / right, law + prudentia / knowledge, wisdom, knowledge of a subject] The study of the law and its processes. The science or philosophy behind law as a process. A system of laws. Also, study of a particular area of the law. The history of court decisions. JURIST [L. ius, iuris / right, law] A scholar learned in the law. A judge. judgment in personam . See IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION IN REM

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