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- pronunciation:
- juh
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dIk
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the right or authority to interpret and administer the law.
The state government has jurisdiction with respect to laws governing marriage.- synonyms:
- dominion, judicature
- similar words:
- administration, authority, authorization, control, right, rule, sovereignty
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| definition 2: |
the extent, territory, or range over which such authority is held.
Such matters are not within the mayor's jurisdiction.When the suspects crossed the state line, they were beyond the jurisdiction of our city's police.- synonyms:
- domain, dominion, judicature
- similar words:
- control, territory, turf
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| related words: |
charge, department, domain, lap |
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| derivations: |
jurisdictive (adj.), jurisdictionally (adv.) |
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