When a Court Has Power Over the Person Who Is

question 338

Multiple Choice

When a court has power over the person who is the defendant of a lawsuit, it is called:

• A) in rem jurisdiction
• B) quasi in rem jurisdiction
• C) stare decisis jurisdiction
• D) concurrent jurisdiction
• E) none of the other choices are correct

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Definitions:

Responsibility Centre

A business unit or department for which its manager is accountable for certain activities and financial performance.

Investment Centre

A business unit or division that is responsible for generating returns on the assets allocated to it, with managers typically evaluated on profitability and the efficiency of asset utilization.

Suboptimal Decisions

Choices or decisions made that are not the best possible ones, often resulting in less efficient or effective outcomes than could have been achieved.

Decentralisation

The distribution of decision-making power and operational responsibilities away from a central authority to lower levels in an organization.