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JURISDICTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

Example:

courts having jurisdiction in this district

Synonyms:

jurisdiction; legal power

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("jurisdiction" is a kind of...):

power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In law; the territory within which power can be exercised

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("jurisdiction" is a kind of...):

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jurisdiction"):

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)

bishopric; diocese; episcopate (the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop)

justiciary (the jurisdiction of a justiciar)

turf (range of jurisdiction or influence)

parish (the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor)

patriarchate (the jurisdiction of a patriarch)

venue (in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held)

viceroyalty (a district or province governed by a viceroy)

Derivation:

jurisdictional (restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction)

Credits