| NOUN | attribute | jurisdiction, legal power | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law |
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| location | jurisdiction | in law |
| Sounds | jhuh.rahsdih'kshahn; jhuh.rihsdih'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law. | |
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| Example | "courts having jurisdiction in this district" | |
| Synonym | legal power | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence |
| Spanish | jurisdicción | |
| Catalan | jurisdicció | |
| Meaning | In law; the territory within which power can be exercised. | |
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| Narrower | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Spanish | jurisdicción | |
| Catalan | jurisdicció | |
| Adjectives | jurisdictional | restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction |
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