jurisdiction

noun

/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/

/ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/

(formal)

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[uncountable, countable] the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something
- jurisdiction over somebody/something The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.
- jurisdiction (of somebody/something) to do something The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case.
- within/outside somebody's jurisdiction These matters do not fall within our jurisdiction.
Extra Examples
- The Senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI.
- He is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts.
- She acted beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher.
- The British courts have universal jurisdiction over torture cases.
- The court has no jurisdiction in this case.
- The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies.
- The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- limited
- universal
- exclusive
- …
verb + jurisdiction
- have
- retain
- exercise
- …
preposition
- beyond your jurisdiction
- outside your jurisdiction
- under jurisdiction
- …
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[countable] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority
- Practice varies between different European jurisdictions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- limited
- universal
- exclusive
- …
verb + jurisdiction
- have
- retain
- exercise
- …
preposition
- beyond your jurisdiction
- outside your jurisdiction
- under jurisdiction
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).

单词	jurisdiction
释义	jurisdiction noun /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/ /ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/ (formal) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something jurisdiction over somebody/something The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants. jurisdiction (of somebody/something) to do something The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case. within/outside somebody's jurisdiction These matters do not fall within our jurisdiction. Extra Examples The Senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI. He is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts. She acted beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher. The British courts have universal jurisdiction over torture cases. The court has no jurisdiction in this case. The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies. The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction. Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective limited universal exclusive … verb + jurisdiction have retain exercise … preposition beyond your jurisdiction outside your jurisdiction under jurisdiction … See full entry [countable] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority Practice varies between different European jurisdictions. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective limited universal exclusive … verb + jurisdiction have retain exercise … preposition beyond your jurisdiction outside your jurisdiction under jurisdiction … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).
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