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jurisdiction
[ joor-is-dik-shuhn ]
noun
- the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- power; authority; control:
He has jurisdiction over all American soldiers in the area.
- the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority:
This case comes under the jurisdiction of the local police.
- the territory over which authority is exercised:
All islands to the northwest are his jurisdiction.
jurisdiction
/ ˌʊəɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the right or power to administer justice and to apply laws
- the exercise or extent of such right or power
- power or authority in general
Derived Forms
- ˌܰˈ徱پDzԲ, adverb
- ˌܰˈ徱پ, adjective
- ˌܰˈ徱پDzԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- r·徱tDz· adjective
- r·徱t adjective
- r·徱tDz··ly adverb
- j··徱tDz noun
- p·r·徱tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of jurisdiction1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of jurisdiction1
Example Sentences
The US, Russia, China and North Korea are among the nations that are not part of the ICC, and therefore do not recognise its jurisdiction.
In all these jurisdictions, Tesla’s sales declines came as overall sales of electric vehicles rose.
Leicester successfully appealed that charge, arguing that, as they were in the EFL at the time the charge was issued, the Premier League did not have jurisdiction to punish them.
He defended his response, arguing that his department was ahead of the curve in distributing monkeypox vaccines across the nation, and that state and local jurisdictions ultimately made decisions about how they were distributed.
Twice he suggested the agency should be sued, bringing it under his jurisdiction.
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