Original jurisdiction

Definition
: the jurisdiction granted a court to try a case in the first instance, make findings of fact, and render a usu. appealable decision <the district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States ­U.S. Code>



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criminal assault

an assault considered as a crime rather than as a tort


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