Defenition of the word jurisdiction
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Defenition of the word jurisdiction
- The power of a court to hear and decide a case or give a certain punishment or sanction.
- The area or territory where a particular person or group of people (such as a court) has the right to excersise their legal authority.
- in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law: "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
- (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Synonyms for the word jurisdiction
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- area
- authority
- command
- control
- field
- influence
- legal power
- orbit
- power
- province
- rule
- sphere
- sway
Similar words in the jurisdiction
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- jurisdiction
- jurisdiction's
- jurisdictional
Hyponyms for the word jurisdiction
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- abbacy
- archbishopric
- archdeaconry
- bailiwick
- bishopric
- caliphate
- diocese
- episcopate
- justiciary
- parish
- patriarchate
- turf
- venue
- viceroyalty
Hypernyms for the word jurisdiction
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- district
- dominion
- potency
- power
- powerfulness
- territorial dominion
- territory
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