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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-10-105

  • 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.

The circuit court has jurisdiction to enter judgments on awards of arbitrators and to hear and determine agreed cases.