Voluntary Jurisdiction
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In ecclesiastical law. That kind of jurisdiction which requires no judicial proceedings; as, the granting letters of administration and receiving the probate of wills.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Ecclesiastical Law. That kind of jurisdiction which requires no judicial proceedings: as, the granting letters of administration and receiving the probate of wills.