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| NOUN | 1 | jurisdiction, legal power | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law |
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| 2 | jurisdiction | In law |
| Sounds | jhuh.rahsdih'kshahn; jhuh.rihsdih'kshahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law. |
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| Examples | "courts having jurisdiction in this district" |
| Synonyms | legal power |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | power, powerfulness |
| Meaning | In law. The territory within which power can be exercised. |
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| Broader | district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion |
| Narrower | abbacy; archbishopric; archdeaconry; bailiwick; caliphate; diocese, bishopric, episcopate; justiciary; turf; parish; patriarchate; venue; viceroyalty |
| Adjectives | jurisdictional; jurisdictional |
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