Contentious jurisdiction

Contentious jurisdiction

In English ecclesiastical law, contentious jurisdiction (Latin: forum contentiosum) is jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.

The Lords Chief Justices, judges, etc., had a contentious jurisdiction; but, the Lords of the Treasury, the Commissioners of Customs, etc., have none, being merely judges of the accounts.

References

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
  •  This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.



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  • Contentious jurisdiction — Contentious Con*ten tious, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. [1913 Webster] Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contentious jurisdiction — That part of jurisdiction of court that is concerned with contested matters, as opposed to voluntary, undisputed matters. In English ecclesiastical law, that branch of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts which is exercised upon… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contentious jurisdiction — That part of jurisdiction of court that is concerned with contested matters, as opposed to voluntary, undisputed matters. In English ecclesiastical law, that branch of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts which is exercised upon… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contentious jurisdiction — That jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts which is concerned with administering redress to injuries, that is in the litigation of controversies between adverse parties. The term is employed in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • contentious jurisdiction — noun : jurisdiction over matters in controversy compare voluntary jurisdiction …   Useful english dictionary

  • Contentious — Con*ten tious, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. [1913 Webster] Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jurisdiction — A term of comprehensive import embracing every kind of judicial action. Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky. v. Crombie, 258 Ky. 383, 80 S.W.2d 39, 40. It is the power of the court to decide a matter in controversy and presupposes the existence… …   Black's law dictionary

  • jurisdiction — A term of comprehensive import embracing every kind of judicial action. Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky. v. Crombie, 258 Ky. 383, 80 S.W.2d 39, 40. It is the power of the court to decide a matter in controversy and presupposes the existence… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice — The International Court of Justice has jurisdiction in two types of cases: contentious issues between states in which the court produces binding rulings between states that agree, or have previously agreed, to submit to the ruling of the court;… …   Wikipedia

  • Ecclesiastical jurisdiction — in its primary sense does not signify jurisdiction over ecclesiastics ( church leadership ), but jurisdiction exercised by church leaders over other leaders and over the laity. Jurisdiction is a word borrowed from the legal system which has… …   Wikipedia

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