Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction is the power of a court or judge to entertain an action, petition or other proceeding. When a proceeding in respect of a certain subject matter can only be brought in one court, that court is said to have exclusive jurisdiction; when it can be brought in any one of several courts, they are said to have concurrent jurisdiction. Jurisdiction also signifies the district or geographical limits within which the judgements or orders of a court can be enforced or executed.