1. The restricted or bounded authority of a court or judicial body to hear and decide cases within specific legal, territorial, or subject-matter limits
The municipal court operates under a delimited jurisdictional power, handling only cases below a certain monetary threshold.
O tribunal municipal opera sob um poder jurisdicional delimitado, julgando apenas casos abaixo de um determinado limite monetário.
2. In constitutional law, the defined scope of judicial authority granted to different levels or branches of the judiciary
The Constitution establishes delimited jurisdictional powers for federal and state courts.
A Constituição estabelece poderes jurisdicionais delimitados para os tribunais federais e estaduais.