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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ju·ris·dic·tion ETYMOLOGY Middle English jurisdiccioun, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French jurisdiction, from Latin jurisdiction-, jurisdictio,from juris + diction-, dictio act of saying — more at diction DATE 14th century 1. the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law 2. a. the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate b. the power or right to exercise authority : control 3. the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised Synonyms: see power • ju·ris·dic·tion·al·ly adverb English Etymology jurisdiction c.1300 "administration of justice" (attested from 1267 in Anglo-L.), from L. jurisdictionem (nom. jurisdictio) "administration of justice, jurisdiction," from jus (gen. juris; see jurist) "right, law" + dictionem (nom. dictio) "a saying." Meaning "extent or range of administrative power" is from c.1380. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 jurisdiction jur·is·dic·tion / 7dVuEris5dikFn; NAmE 7dVur- / noun(formal) 1. [U, C] ~ (over sb / sth) | ~ (of sb / sth) (to do sth) the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about sb / sth 司法权；审判权；管辖权 2. [C] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority 管辖区域；管辖范围 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English jurisdiction noun ADJ. limited | exclusive The commissioners had exclusive jurisdiction to decide. | civil, criminal, ecclesiastical VERB + JURISDICTION have, retain The court has no jurisdiction in this case. | exercise The court may exercise its jurisdiction to compel the husband to make a settlement upon his wife. | claim The offshore government claims jurisdiction over the mainland. | be subject to, come under He is subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts. PREP. beyond your ~ She acted beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher. | outside your ~ The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies. | under ~ The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction. | within your ~ The matter was not within the jurisdiction of the court. | ~ over The senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: POWER 1, authority, command, control, domination, mastery, might, strings, sway Related Words: bounds, confines, limits; compass, range, reach, scope; bailiwick, domain, field, province, sphere, territory Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ju·ris·dic·tion \ˌju̇rə̇sˈdikshən, -ə̇zˈ, -ə̇ˈsti-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English jurisdiccioun, jurediccioun, from Old French & Latin; Old French juridiction, jurediction, from Latin jurisdiction-, jurisdictio, from juris (gen. of jus right, law) + diction-, dictio act of saying, delivery in public speaking — more at just , diction 1. : the legal power, right, or authority to hear and determine a cause considered either in general or with reference to a particular matter : legal power to interpret and administer the law in the premises 2. : authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate : power or right to exercise authority : control < an American theatrical trade union having jurisdiction over dancers and singers — Anatole Chujoy > < territory subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. — G.W.Johnson > 3. : the limits or territory within which any particular power may be exercised : sphere of authority < head of one of the world's smallest Masonic jurisdictions — Associated Press > specifically : an assignment of organizing rights by a national labor federation to a constituent union Synonyms: see power |
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