jurisdiction, n.
(jurisdictions)
freq. cnt. 5
(jurisdictions)
freq. cnt. 5
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
jurisdiction legal power
sample sentences
"courts having jurisdiction in this district"
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
jurisdiction
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
abbacy
archbishopric
archdeaconry
bailiwick
caliphate
diocese, bishopric, episcopate
justiciary
turf
parish
patriarchate
venue
viceroyalty
hypernym