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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.