jurisdiction (redirected from State Civil Court Jurisdiction)

ju·ris·dic·tion  (jrs-dkshn)

n.

1. Law The right and power to interpret and apply the law: courts having jurisdiction in this district.

2.

a. Authority or control: islands under U.S. jurisdiction; a bureau with jurisdiction over Native American affairs.

b. The extent of authority or control: a family matter beyond the school's jurisdiction.

3. The territorial range of authority or control.

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[Middle English jurisdiccioun, from Old French juridicion, from Latin irisdicti, irisdictin- : iris, genitive of is, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + dicti, dictin-, declaration (from dictus, past participle of dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]

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juris·diction·al adj.

juris·diction·al·ly adv.

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jurisdiction [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən]

n

1. (Law) the right or power to administer justice and to apply laws

2. (Law) the exercise or extent of such right or power

3. (Law) power or authority in general

[from Latin jūrisdictiō administration of justice; see jus, diction]

jurisdictional  adj

jurisdictionally  adv

jurisdictive  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jurisdiction - (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" legal power power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised abbacy - the jurisdiction or office of an abbot archbishopric - the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop archdeaconry - the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon bailiwick - the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction caliphate - the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph bishopric, diocese, episcopate - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes justiciary - the jurisdiction of a justiciar turf - range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system" parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor patriarchate - the jurisdiction of a patriarch venue - in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held viceroyalty - a district or province governed by a viceroy

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jurisdiction

noun

1. authority, say, power, control, rule, influence, command, sway, dominion, prerogative, mana (N.Z.) The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts.

2. range, area, field, district, bounds, zone, province, circuit, scope, orbit, sphere, compass, dominion matters which lie within his own jurisdiction

Translations

jurisdiction [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən] N → jurisdicción f
it falls or comes within our jurisdiction → entra dentro de nuestra jurisdicción, es de nuestra competencia
it falls or comes outside our jurisdiction → se sale de nuestra jurisdicción, no es de nuestra competencia

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jurisdiction [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃ^ən] n [court] → juridiction f
to have jurisdiction over sth (= authority) → être compétent(e) en matière de qch

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jurisdiction

n → Gerichtsbarkeit f; (= range of authority) → Zuständigkeit (→ sbereich m) f; matters that fall outside the jurisdiction of this court → Fälle, für die dieses Gericht nicht zuständig ist; this court has no jurisdiction over him → er untersteht diesem Gericht nicht; that’s not within my jurisdiction → dafür bin ich nicht zuständig

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jurisdiction [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃ/ən] n (frm) → giurisdizione f
it falls or comes within/outside our jurisdiction → è/non è di nostra competenza

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jurisdiction

n jurisdiction [dʒuərisˈdikʃən]

legal power; authority. regsgebied, ampsgebied, jurisdiksie, regsbevoegdheid سُلْطَه قَضائِيَّه правосъдие jurisdikce jurisdiktion; myndighedsområde die Gerichtsbarkeit δικαιοδοσία jurisdicción jurisdiktsioon اقتدار؛ صلاحیت toimivalta juridiction סַמכוּת חוּקִית न्याय करने का अधिकार jurisdikcija igazságszolgáltatás yurisdiksi vald; valdasvið giurisdizione 司法権 사법[재판]권, 권력 jurisdikcija, juridinė galia jurisdikcija, tiesība tiesāt kuasa jurisdictie domsmyndighet, jurisdiksjon sądownictwo jurisdição jurisdicţie юрисдикция jurisdikcia, súdna právomoc, súdnictvo sodna oblast nadležnost jurisdiktion, rättskipning, domsrätt ขอบเขตอำนาจที่ศาลและกฏหมายควบคุมไปถึง yasal yetki, yargı hakkı 司法權 судочинство; юрисдикція قانونی اختیار công lý 司法权