Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 24 > Title 7 - Freshwater Wetlands Regulations

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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.