What is the definition of jurisdiction? Explain the following four types of jurisdiction: original, appellative, concurrent, and exclusive.

Jurisdiction can simply be defined as the official authority needed to make judgments and decisions.

Original jurisdiction is the authority that a court has to be the first hearers of a case. This implies that the Supreme Court hears a case first without the case having to go through any transition or intermediate stage.

Appellate jurisdiction is the power a higher court has to review any decision made by a lower court.

Concurrent jurisdiction is the ability for a case or a subject matter to be reviewed by various courts simultaneously within a territory.

Exclusive jurisdiction is the opposite of concurrent jurisdiction and exists where one court exercises the power to judge a case alone and exclusively.