CONTENTIOUS JURISDICTION - Black's Law Dictionary

What is CONTENTIOUS JURISDICTION? Definition of CONTENTIOUS JURISDICTION in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

In English ecclesiastical law.  That  branch of the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical  courts which is exercised upon adversary or contentious (opposed, litigated) proceedings.

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