Associations to the word «Jurisdiction»
Noun
- Offender
- District
- Constitution
- Precedent
- Infringement
- Sui
- Ordinance
- Settlement
- Constantinople
- Locality
- Provincial
- Territory
- Equity
- Law
- Federal
- Taxation
- Jurisprudence
- Custody
- Genocide
- Privilege
- Discretion
- Crime
- Clergy
- Enactment
- Liability
- Libel
- Sentencing
- Orthodox
- Authority
- Bailiff
- Competence
- Legal
- Indictment
- Prosecutor
- Amendment
- Decree
- Proceeding
- Notary
- Metropolitan
- Negligence
- Panchayat
- Prefecture
- Corpus
- Consent
- Tax
- Filing
- Validity
- Detainee
- Palatine
- Synod
- Divorce
- Appropriation
- Debtor
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
JURISDICTION, noun. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
JURISDICTION, noun. The power or right to exercise authority.
JURISDICTION, noun. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
JURISDICTION, noun. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
Dictionary definition
JURISDICTION, noun. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district".
JURISDICTION, noun. In law; the territory within which power can be exercised.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.