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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.

[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; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]

juris·diction·al adj.
juris·diction·al·ly adv.

jurisdiction
Noun
1. the right or power to administer justice and to apply laws
2. the exercise or extent of such right or power
3. authority in general: under the jurisdiction of the referee [Latin jurisdictio]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jurisdictionjurisdiction - (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
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

jurisdiction
Translations
Spanish jurisdiction [dʒuərɪsˈdɪkʃən] njurisdicción f;
it falls or comes within/outside our jurisdiction → es/no es de nuestra competencia

French jurisdiction [dʒuərɪsˈdɪkʃən] njuridiction f;
it falls or comes within/outside our jurisdiction → cela est/n'est pas de notre compétence or ressort

German jurisdiction [dʒuərɪsˈdɪkʃən] nGerichtsbarkeit f;
it falls or comes within/outside my jurisdiction → dafür bin ich zuständig/nicht zuständig

Italian jurisdiction [dʒuərɪsˈdɪkʃən] ngiurisdizione f;
it falls or comes within/outside our jurisdiction → è/non è di nostra competenza

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Recognizing the tendency of Cromwell's reforms (perhaps even more clearly than did Cromwell himself), Bale writes as if the national territory were not only jurisdictionally homogenous, but effectively (and ideally) featureless and flat.
Allan Cameron, who founded the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment more than a decade ago, said he perceived Darcy's plan as a ``possible, but not end-all, solution to the city's jurisdictionally insane boundaries.
The prevailing British view is that British political institutions, which have served the country well for centuries, should not be stripped jurisdictionally to clothe Brussels and Strasbourg, which are unaccountable and authoritarian by Anglo-Saxon standards; that Britain should not go back to the pre-Thatcher European levels of taxation and industrial strife; and that Britain should not slam the door on its relationships with the United States and Canada.
 
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