This dimension names the scope of matters a court actually has authority to hear. Wikipedia notes that a court's practical authority "is known as its jurisdiction, which describes the court's power to decide certain kinds of questions, or petitions put to it." Browsing this way groups courts that share the same kind of jurisdiction.
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Defining CharacteristicA prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution who presents the case against the accused. 1 Southern District of New York (eight New York counties)
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A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law.
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