After the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, the autocephalous church of Georgia lost the control and jurisdiction over its property in Abkhazia.

With today's start of the state's fiscal year, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration lost jurisdiction over most private workplaces.

In 1957, Martin lost jurisdiction over both insurance and voting machines as a result of a law pushed through the legislature by Long.

Around that same time the committee lost jurisdiction over banking and currency issues to the newly created Committee on Banking and Currency.

"As a general proposition, we essentially lose jurisdiction over former members of the House," said Jan Keyes, a spokeswoman for the panel.

Mr. Wylie's approach, however, was criticized by some members who have been concerned that the banking committee has been losing jurisdiction over banking matters.

If he leaves the House, the committee loses jurisdiction over him and the charges that he violated House rules 69 times become moot.

Along with political stature, Beiping also lost government revenue, jobs and jurisdiction.

If the order is registered in either Connecticut or in B and that state's court issues a new order, then the original state loses jurisdiction.

"After that, a judge loses jurisdiction even if he feels there's been a gross miscarriage of justice."