jurisdiction
Speech parts
1. jurisdiction - Noun
2. jurisdiction - Adjective
Meaning
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.
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.
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courts having jurisdiction in this district
According to the Italian prosecutor Antonio De Bernardo, there are several cells operating within the jurisdiction of the Swiss Federation, estimating the number of operatives per cell to about 40, and a couple of 100 in total.
About a year after the Court's jurisdictional decision, the United States took the further, radical step of withdrawing its consent to the Court's compulsory jurisdiction, ending its previous 40 year legal commitment to binding international adjudication.
According to Slater, basketball plays an important part of his life, and his goal is to see the sport develop, especially in communities outside of the capital that falls within his jurisdiction of management.
According to this interpretation, the canon shows the role the Bishop of Rome had when he, by his authority, confirmed the jurisdiction of the other patriarchs—an interpretation which is in line with the Roman Catholic understanding of the Pope.
According to her, treaty implementation has been under the provincial jurisdiction for years, including the idea of figuring out federal fishing agreements.