pendent jurisdiction

noun

Definitions

  1. The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim…

    The authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pendent jurisdiction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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