Delaware Code > Title 10 > Chapter 93 – Jurisdiction and Venue
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| § 9301 | Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy | 10 |
| § 9302 | Venue of the Justice of the Peace Court | 10 |
Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 10 > Chapter 93 - Jurisdiction and Venue
- Department: means the Department of Correction. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6503
- 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.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.