Editing Court (section)

==Jurisdiction==
[[File:Courthousekav.jpg|300px|thumb|The Court House of [[Kavala]], [[Greece]]]]
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The practical authority given to the court is known as its [[jurisdiction]] (from Latin {{lang|la|iūrisdictiō}}, from {{lang|la|iūris}}, "of the [[law]]", + {{lang|la|dīcō}}, "to declare", + {{lang|la|-tiō}}, ''noun-forming suffix''), the court's power to decide certain kinds of questions or petitions put to it. According to [[William Blackstone]]'s ''[[Commentaries on the Laws of England]],'' a court (for [[civil wrong]]s) is constituted by a minimum of three parties: the {{Lang|la|āctor}} or [[plaintiff]], who complains of an injury done; the {{Lang|la|reus}} or [[defendant]], who is called upon to make satisfaction for it; and the {{Lang|la|jūdex}} or judicial power, who is to examine the truth of the fact, determine the law arising upon that fact, and, if any injury appears to have been done, ascertain and by its [[Officer of the court|officers]] apply a [[legal remedy]]. It is also usual in the superior courts to have barristers, and attorneys or counsel, as assistants,<ref name=":0" /> though, often, courts consist of additional barristers, [[bailiff]]s, [[reporter (law)|reporters]], and perhaps a [[jury]]. ''Jurisdiction'' is defined as the official authority to make legal decisions and judgements over a person or material item within a territory.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Jurisdiction |url=http://civilprocedure.uslegal.com/jurisdiction/ |access-date=23 December 2017 |website=Civil Procedure}}</ref>

"Whether a given court has jurisdiction to preside over a given case" is a key question in any legal action.<ref name="WexJurisdiction">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jurisdiction Jurisdiction], [[Legal Information Institute]], Cornell Law School.</ref> Three basic components of jurisdiction are [[personal jurisdiction]] over an individual or thing ({{Lang|la|rēs}}), jurisdiction over the particular subject matter ([[subject-matter jurisdiction]]) and [[territorial jurisdiction]].<ref name="WexJurisdiction"/> Jurisdiction over a person refers to the full authority over a person regardless of where they live, jurisdiction over a particular subject matter refers to the authority over the said subject of legal cases involved in a case, and lastly territorial jurisdiction is the authority over a person within an x amount of space.

Other concepts of jurisdiction include [[general jurisdiction|general]], [[exclusive jurisdiction|exclusive]], [[appellate jurisdiction|appellate]], and (in the [[United States federal courts]]) [[diversity jurisdiction]].<ref name="WexJurisdiction"/>