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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 573/5-10

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     By retaining in the subject lands a federal proprietorial interest only, the United States has only the same rights in the land as does any other landowner, and exercises no legislative jurisdiction.