Sentence examples for was jurisdictional from inspiring English sources

But he said law was "jurisdictional," meaning it forbids courts from hearing suits even if, as here, neither side objected.

The first was jurisdictional: Was there a federal court that could review the policy determination that waivers of deportation were no longer available?

Then there is "jurisdictional arbitrage," as financial activity may move to more lax jurisdictions.

The judge told them they had 17 days when the federal rule actually allowed only 14. Ordinarily, deadlines of this sort in federal court are "jurisdictional" – that is, a missed deadline is fatal, depriving the court of jurisdiction to consider the case.

Then there has been jurisdictional confusion between the county and the city.

There can also be jurisdictional issues where ISPs may be based in a different country to where the user lived.

But the Supreme Court's 2007 decision, Bowles v. Russell, said that deadlines for filing appeals were "jurisdictional," meaning they are not subject to exceptions or excuses.

However, the standing issue is "jurisdictional," which means that plaintiffs must always prove standing, whether the defendants raise the issue or not.

Mr. Long says the 1867 law is "jurisdictional," meaning it forbids courts to hear suits even if, as here, neither side objects.

The first kind of appeal "has long been understood to be jurisdictional," meaning that the deadlines for filing appeals are inflexible, Justice Alito said.

"If the indictment is dismissed, there's no question that the government's appeal will be heard by the Fourth Circuit," said one of the defense lawyers, Edward B. MacMahon Jr. "If the court imposed sanctions other than dismissal, there might be jurisdictional issues".