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The English eventually established a strong centralized government with elite power concentrated in the Crown.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
A situation where two or more courts have the same authority to preside over a given legal case.
In Rem Jurisdiction
The power of a court over the property or status of an out-of-state defendant when that property or status is within the court’s jurisdiction area.
In Personam Jurisdiction
The power of a court to require a party (usually the defendant) or a witness to come before the court. The court must have personal jurisdiction to enforce its judgments or orders against a party. In personam jurisdiction extends only to the state’s borders in the state court system and across the court’s geographic district in the federal system.
Quasi In Rem
A legal term referring to a court's jurisdiction over an individual's property to resolve a dispute, not directly against the person.
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