CFR > Title 18 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 1 > Subpart A – Definitions and Rules of Construction
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- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.