Long-arm statute

Definition - Noun
: a state statute allowing for the assertion of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has some connection (as ownership or use of property, transaction of business, or commission of a tort) with the state
see also doing business statute minimum contacts



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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