| Meaning | In law; the territory within which power can be exercised. |
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| Narrower | abbacy | The jurisdiction or office of an abbot |
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| 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 |
| diocese, bishopric, episcopate | The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop |
| justiciary | The jurisdiction of a justiciar |
| parish | The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor |
| patriarchate | The jurisdiction of a patriarch |
| turf | Range of jurisdiction or influence |
| venue | In law |
| viceroyalty | A district or province governed by a viceroy |
| Broader | district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion | A region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
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| Spanish | jurisdicción |
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| Catalan | jurisdicció |
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| Adjectives | jurisdictional | restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction |
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