jurisdictionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/us/ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments :
The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind.
School admissions are not under/within our jurisdiction.
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- plea
- remedy
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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jurisdictional
adjective /-əl/
jurisdictional decisions