jurisdiction

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/d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/

noun 5

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(noun.)

ADJ

limited

exclusive

The federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over international trade disputes in this country.

civil, criminal, ecclesiastical

VERB + JURISDICTION

have, retain

The local police retain jurisdiction over traffic violations in their district.

exercise

The local government exercises jurisdiction over all schools within the city boundaries.

claim

The local police department claimed jurisdiction over the accident that occurred near the highway.

be subject to, come under

The company comes under the jurisdiction of both local and federal authorities.

PREP

beyond your ~

The police couldn't investigate the crime because it happened beyond their jurisdiction.

outside your ~

The local police said the crime was outside their jurisdiction and contacted federal authorities.

under ~

The school's sports field falls under the jurisdiction of the local government.

within your ~

The local police department can only handle crimes that fall within their jurisdiction.

~ over

The local court has jurisdiction over all traffic violations in this city.

Definitions

noun

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

legal jurisdiction

The case falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.

The power or right to exercise authority.

outside the jurisdiction of

The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.

Police officers have no jurisdiction in that district.

The Fife County Council, and other objectors, were successful in July [1950] in obtaining an interim interdict against this decision, but the Court of Session withdrew the interdict in January, and it was then stated that a civil court had no jurisdiction in the matter.

The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.

Thus fell that glorious Minion of Edward the Second, who for a time appeared liked [sic.] a blazing Comet, and sway'd the jurisdiction of the state of England, and her Confederates.

The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.

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Example Bank

legal jurisdiction

Wiktionary

The case falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.

Wiktionary

outside the jurisdiction of

Wiktionary

This case is outside my jurisdiction.

Tatoeba · #59465

The Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies, established in 1960, is the legislature that holds the highest jurisdiction in the society of exiled Tibetans.

Tatoeba · #540378

This escapes my jurisdiction.

Tatoeba · #1140401

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