Associations to the word «Jurisdiction»
Noun
- Judgment
- Reservation
- Legislative
- Provision
- Jus
- Petition
- Charter
- Juror
- Prelate
- Bishop
- Coroner
- Archbishop
- Claimant
- Inquisition
- Vicar
- Enclave
- Plea
- Defamation
- Servitude
- Diversity
- Justice
- Sheriff
- Lawsuit
- Criminal
- Piracy
- Regulation
- Punishment
- Prohibition
- Circuit
- Congress
- Governed
- Citizenship
- Impeachment
- Importation
- Case
- Limit
- Probation
- Superior
- Copyright
- Uniformity
- Rights
- Referral
- Jury
- Recourse
- Ordinary
- Supremacy
- Antioch
- Permit
- Judge
- Abolition
- Accordance
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
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.