WANT OF JURISDICTION

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WANT OF JURISDICTION

want of jurisdiction. A court’s lack of power to act in a particular way or to give certain kinds of relief. ? A court may have no power to act at all, may lack authority over a person or the subject matter of a lawsuit, or may have no power to act until the prerequisites for its jurisdiction have been satisfied. ¡ª Also termed lack of jurisdiction. See JURISDICTION. [Cases: Courts 39, 40; Federal Courts 30. C.J.S. Courts ¡ì¡ì 3, 87¨C92.]
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