N.Y. Judiciary Law 2-B – General powers of courts of record
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§ 2-b. General powers of courts of record. A court of record has power
Terms Used In N.Y. Judiciary Law 2-B
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
1. to issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of a person found in the state to testify in a cause pending in that court, subject, however, to the limitations prescribed by law with respect to the portion of the state in which the process of the local court of record may be served;
2. to administer an oath to a witness in the exercise of the powers and duties of the court and;
3. to devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, necessary to carry into effect the powers and jurisdiction possessed by it.