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Jurisdiction Court Noun Power Law Official Carry Legal

word jurisdiction
definition
noun
Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws.
The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts.
A jurisdiction is a state or other area in which a particular court and system of laws has authority.
inflections jurisdictions
cefr-level C1

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