18 USC 2338 – Exclusive Federal jurisdiction
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The district courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an action brought under this chapter.
Terms Used In 18 USC 2338
- 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.
- United States: as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone. See 18 USC 5