Legal System

Concurrent Jurisdiction

/ kon-KUR-ent joo-ris-DIK-shun /

Definition

Authority of multiple courts to hear the same type of case.

Used in Context

“Federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over some claims.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: concurrere, to run together

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