jurisdiction

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
2. (countable, uncountable) The power or right to exercise authority.
3. (countable, uncountable) The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
4. (countable, uncountable) The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
5. (countable, uncountable) The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Synonyms

authority

power

control

competence

cognizance

dominion

sovereignty

legal authority

sway

terms of reference

court

legal power

district

domination

eligibility

field

fitness

foreground

hand

✋

influence

judicature

judicial power

leadership

mastery

officials

prerogative

primacy

principality

propriety

province

purview

range

relevance

relevancy

rule

scope

suitability

activity

suzerainty

territory

right to command

supremacy

administration

amenability

appropriateness

aptitude

attribution

authorisation

authorities

authorization

Translations

juridiction

giurisdizione

jurisdicción

jurisdição

δικαιοδοσία

αρμοδιότητα

Zuständigkeit

Gerichtsbarkeit

Jurisdiktion

competenza

jurisdicció

Kompetenz

Rechtsprechung

Kontrolle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/

Etymology

From Latin iūrisdictiō.

Sentences

The Blaufarbenwerk had its own jurisdiction and had its own school .