What Are Muqarnas, and What Visual Effect Do They Produce

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What are muqarnas, and what visual effect do they produce?

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Definitions:

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

The power of a court over the type of case presented to it.

In Rem

A legal term referring to actions or judgments that apply to a piece of property directly, rather than against a person.

Sliding-Scale Standard

A method of adjusting the level of strictness or leniency in the application of a rule or standard based on specific conditions or factors.

Minimum-Contacts Standard

A legal principle determining whether a court in one jurisdiction can claim personal jurisdiction over a defendant from another jurisdiction, based on the defendant's activities within the former jurisdiction.