North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 113 > Article 24 – Miscellaneous Transitional Provisions
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 113 > Article 24 - Miscellaneous Transitional Provisions
- 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 the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3