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   Ju·ris·dic·tion

   /ˌjo͝orəsˈdikSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments: "federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case" Similar authoritycontrolpowerdominionruleadministrationcommandswayleadershipsovereigntyascendancyhegemonymasterysayinfluence
   • ▪ the extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments: "the claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal"
   • ▪ a system of law courts; a judicature: "in some jurisdictions there is a mandatory death sentence for murder"
   • ▪ the territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends: "several different tax jurisdictions" Similar territoryregionprovincedistrictareazonedomainrealmorbitspherehistorical:sokeleet

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).

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