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Word: Jurisdiction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the official power to make legal decisions and judgements
Short Definition:power to make legal decisions
Examples:- the English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants
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