This can only be effectually done by having jurisdiction over the soil.

A divorce obtained from a court not having jurisdiction is absolutely void.

Of these there are generally several in each town, having jurisdiction over the whole county.

Among nations there is no general court having jurisdiction.

In addition to having jurisdiction over certain financial-fraud cases, Fishman said his office has the ability to handle them.

Hence the need of one or more courts having jurisdiction greater than that possessed by justices of the peace.

Others in the capital still cannot get their heads around the idea of Griesa having jurisdiction over their country.

Alcalde de corte was a judge of the palace court, having jurisdiction in and about the residence of the king.

The Company of Massachusetts Bay was a corporation having jurisdiction over many thousand English subjects, only a minority of whom were freemen and voters.

Also along was a University of Missouri security officer, and Reed Newlin, a security man from Southwestern Bell, the RBOC having jurisdiction over Missouri.

No one set at liberty upon any Habeas Corpus to be recommitted for the same offsense except by the court having jurisdiction of the case.