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What is original jurisdiction? *

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A court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate review​.
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In common law legal systems, original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.

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