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Diversity jurisdiction
In the
law of the United States
,
diversity jurisdiction
is a form of
subject-matter
jurisdiction
in
civil procedure
in which a
United States district court
in the
federal judiciary
has the power to hear a
civil case
where the persons that are
parties
are "diverse" in
citizenship
, which generally indicates that they are citizens of different
states
or non-
U.S. citizens
. (
Corporations
, as
legal persons
, may also be included.) Diversity jurisdiction and
federal-question jurisdiction
(jurisdiction over issues arising under federal law) constitute the two primary categories of subject matter jurisdiction in U.S. federal courts.
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