jurisdiction
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin iūrisdictiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/, /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/ (IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊɹɪz-/, /d͡ʒɝɪz-/)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/, /d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ (IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊəɹɪz-/, /d͡ʒɔːɹɪz-/)
Audio (Southern England): Duration: 2 seconds. (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkʃən
- Hyphenation: ju‧ris‧dic‧tion
Noun
[edit]jurisdiction (countable and uncountable, plural jurisdictions)
- The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
- The power or right to exercise authority.
- The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law. quotations ▼
- The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate. quotations ▼
- The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised. quotations ▼
Synonyms
[edit]- (power or right to exercise authority): power
- (historical, UK): oyer and terminer, soc and sac
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂yew-
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