jurisdiction

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Singular
jurisdiction

Plural
jurisdictions

jurisdiction (plural jurisdictions)

  1. the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
  2. the power or right to exercise authority
  3. the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate
  4. the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

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the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
the power or right to exercise authority
the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate
the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

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