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jurisdiction

🇬🇧 UK/.dʒuәris'dikʃәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREA1

Definitions

n.

The official power to make legal decisions; the area or territory over which such authority extends.

司法权,管辖权;管辖范围

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
jurislaw, right, justice
+
dictsay, speak, declare
+
ionact, process, state
=jurisdiction

Common Collocations

  • 1.within jurisdiction在管辖范围内
  • 2.outside jurisdiction超出管辖范围

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    This case falls under the jurisdiction of the federal court.

  • 2.

    Different states have different jurisdictions over certain matters.

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