Personal jurisdiction definition

Personal jurisdiction means an authority by which a court of any respective jurisdiction may recognize and decide cases involving the User.
Personal jurisdiction means that a court has the authority to make a ruling that is binding on a particular person. A court can obtain personal jurisdiction if a person resides in North Carolina, can be served in NC (also through long-arm procedures), or has taken or committed some action in NC that allows a NC court to assert jurisdiction over that person, even if that person later left the state. In NC, the District Court is authorized to hear these matters.
Personal jurisdiction means the legal authority of a tribunal to render judgment against a party to an action or a proceeding and subject a person to the decisions, rulings, and orders of the tribunal.

Examples of Personal jurisdiction in a sentence

  • Personal jurisdiction and venue for any civil action commenced by any of the parties to this Agreement whether arising out of or relating to the Agreement, a letter of credit, Escrow and Disbursement Agreement, or performance bond will be deemed to be proper only if such action is commenced in the District Court for Mesa County, Colorado.


More Definitions of Personal jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction means those persons who are subject to the authority of the Washoe Tribal Court.
Personal jurisdiction means the jurisdiction enjoyed by the state over a natural or legal person (compare with “subject matter jurisdiction”).
Personal jurisdiction means the power of a court to hear and determine a lawsuit involving a respondent by virtue of the respondent’s having some contact with the place where the court is located.

Related to Personal jurisdiction

  • Original Jurisdiction means, in relation to an Obligor, the jurisdiction under whose laws that Obligor is incorporated as at the date of this Agreement.

  • Base jurisdiction means the Member Jurisdiction, selected in accordance with Section 305, to which an Applicant applies for apportioned registration under the Plan or the Member Jurisdiction that issues apportioned registration to a Registrant under the Plan.

  • Reference Jurisdiction means, in respect of the Reference Currency, the country (or countries of the currency block) for which the Reference Currency is the lawful currency.

  • Venue means the premises as delineated and shown edged red in Annex A.

  • Courts means the Ontario Court, the Quebec Court and the BC Court.

  • Home jurisdiction means the jurisdiction that issued the driver's license of the traffic violator.

  • Applicable Jurisdiction means the jurisdiction or jurisdictions under which the Borrower is organized, domiciled or resident or from which any of its business activities are conducted or in which any of its properties are located and which has jurisdiction over the subject matter being addressed.

  • Local jurisdiction means the jurisdiction in which the Canadian securities regulatory authority is situate;

  • Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction means any foreign country that has been designated as non-cooperative with international anti-money laundering principles or procedures by an intergovernmental group or organization, such as the Financial Task Force on Money Laundering, of which the U.S. is a member and with which designation the U.S. representative to the group or organization continues to concur.

  • Eligible Jurisdiction means Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • Chosen Courts has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10(b).

  • Forum means any federal, state, local, municipal, or foreign court, governmental agency, administrative body or agency, tribunal, private alternative dispute resolution system, or arbitration panel.

  • Jurisdiction means a province or territory of Canada except when used in the term foreign jurisdiction;

  • New York Courts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

  • Objection means any objection, application, motion, complaint or any other legal proceeding seeking, in whole or in part, to Disallow, determine, liquidate, classify, reclassify or establish the priority, expunge, subordinate or estimate any Claim (including the resolution of any request for payment of any Administrative Claim) or Interest other than a Claim or an Interest that is Allowed.

  • Execution Venue means the entity with which client orders, assets or securities are placed and/or to which the Company transmits Client’s orders for execution.

  • Summons means the call for a Bondholders’ Meeting or a Written Resolution as the case may be.

  • Pertinent Jurisdiction in relation to a company, means:

  • Selected Courts has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07.

  • Final Judgment means the Judgment Entered by the Court upon Granting Final Approval of the Settlement.