aggregation doctrine

aggregation doctrine definition - legal

n

The rule that prevents a party from combining the amounts in controversy in all of their claims in order to exceed the jurisdictional amount requirement in a federal diversity of citizenship case. See also amount in controversy and jurisdiction (jurisdictional amount).

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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