ju·ris·dic·tion ˌjo͝orisˈdikSHən/ noun noun: jurisdiction 1. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case synonyms: authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, hegemony More the extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments. the claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal a system of law courts; a judicature. plural noun: jurisdictions in some jurisdictions there is a mandatory death sentence for murder the territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends. several different tax jurisdictions synonyms: territory, region, province, district, area, domain, realm
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