Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 532/15 – Retention of jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 532/15
- 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.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deprive the State of Illinois of any of its jurisdiction over the above described lands.