Definitions for Jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃənju·ris·dic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. legal power, jurisdictionnoun

   (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

   "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

2. jurisdictionnoun

   in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. jurisdictionnoun

   the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law

2. jurisdictionnoun

   the power or right to exercise authority

3. jurisdictionnoun

   the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate

4. jurisdictionnoun

   the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jurisdiction

   Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. Jurisdiction draws its substance from international law, conflict of laws, constitutional law, and the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government to allocate resources to best serve the needs of society.

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1. jurisdiction

   Jurisdiction refers to the authority, power, or control a government or legal body has over a specific geographic area or subject matter. It determines the legal boundaries and scope within which a governing body can enforce laws, make decisions, and resolve disputes. Jurisdiction often entails the ability to regulate and adjudicate matters within its defined limits, including the ability to enforce laws, decide on legal disputes, and impose sanctions or penalties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Jurisdictionadjective

   the legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission

2. Jurisdictionadjective

   the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority

3. Jurisdictionadjective

   sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority

4. Etymology: [L. jurisdictio; jus, juris, right, law + dictio a saying, speaking: cf. OF. jurisdiction, F. juridiction. See Just, a., and Diction.]

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1. Jurisdiction

   Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. The term is also used to denote the geographical area or subject-matter to which such authority applies. Jurisdiction draws its substance from public international law, conflict of laws, constitutional law and the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government to allocate resources to best serve the needs of its native society.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Jurisdiction

   jōō-ris-dik′shun, n. the distribution of justice: legal authority: extent of power: district over which any authority extends.—adjs. Jurisdic′tional, Jurisdic′tive. [Fr.,—L. jurisdictio.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jurisdiction

   Right, power, or authority which magistrates or courts have to administer justice.--Within jurisdiction of civil powers, as regards naval matters, is within a line drawn from headland to headland in sight of each other, and forming part of the same county. The admiralty jurisdiction is confined to three miles from the coast in civil matters, but exists wherever the flag flies at sea in criminal.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jurisdiction

   Legal authority; extent of power. All sutlers and retainers to the camp, and all persons whatsoever serving with the armies of the United States in the field, though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subject to orders, according to the rules and discipline of war. To decide exactly where the boundary-line runs between civil and military jurisdiction as to the civilians attached to an army is difficult; but it is quite evident that they are within military jurisdiction, as provided for in the Articles of War, when their treachery, defection, or insubordination might endanger or embarrass the army to which they belong in its operations against what is known in military phrase as “an enemy.” Probably the fact that troops are found in a region of country chiefly inhabited by Indians, and remote from the exercise of civil authority, may enter into the description of “an army in the field.” Persons who attach themselves to an army going upon an expedition against hostile Indians may be understood as agreeing that they will submit themselves for the time being to military control. All officers, conductors, gunners, matrosses, drivers, or other persons whatsoever receiving pay or hire in the service of the artillery or corps of engineers of the United States, shall be subject to be tried by courts-martial. The officers and soldiers of any troops, whether militia or others, being mustered and in pay of the United States, shall, at all times and in all places, when joined, or acting in conjunction with the regular forces of the United States, be governed by the Rules and Articles of War, and shall be subject to be tried by courts-martial in like manner with the officers and soldiers in the regular forces; save only that such courts-martial shall be composed entirely of militia officers. No officer, non-commissioned officer, soldier, or follower of the army shall be tried the second time for the same offense. No person shall be liable to be tried and punished by a general court-martial for any offense which shall appear to have been committed more than two years before the issuing of the order for such trial, unless the person by reason of having absented himself, or some other manifest impediment, shall not have been amenable to justice within that period. No garrison or regimental court-martial shall have the power to try capital cases, or commissioned officers; neither shall they inflict a fine exceeding one month’s pay, nor imprison, nor put to hard labor any non-commissioned officer or soldier, for a longer time than one month.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jurisdiction

   Having the official authority, power or right to govern and apply legislation fairly, justly with a sense of ethics and morality.

   It is within their jurisdiction to provide a service to the people.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • District
   • Law
   • Power

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Jurisdiction' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4597

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Jurisdiction' in Nouns Frequency: #1761

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jurisdiction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jurisdiction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Jurisdiction in a Sentence

1. Brian Reaves:

   People might be surprised to see an officer pull someone over outside the campus, but 90 percent of sworn officers have the jurisdiction to do that.

2. Ray McCann:

   If there are incriminating emails there which clearly show that everybody knew what was going on, then that's bad, if equally, there is no apparent investigation by the jurisdiction offering the tax advantages, then that's equally bad.

3. John Sandweg:

   Sanctuary city residents should understand and continue to expect a more visible ICE presence in any jurisdiction covered by Operation Rise.

4. John Bolton:

   We will commence a review of all international agreements that may still expose The US to purported binding jurisdiction dispute resolution in the International Court of Justice.

5. Stanislaus County:

   Sonow we have them saying even in cases where we don’t have jurisdiction, because we want to stay, the court should not inquire whether we should stay on these cases or not, and I think that’s more of a bad precedent than the court looking at this in the first place to determine what the court gets to do and what their jurisdiction is. …They are capital habeas litigators, but they want to stay on a non-capital case.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jurisdiction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jurisdiction
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jurisdiction
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Jurisdiction
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Jurisdiction
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Jurisdiction
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html