"jurisdiction" Definition

Definitions for the word "jurisdiction" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. a.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
1 (often foll. By over, of) administration of justice. 2 a legal or other authority. B extent of this; territory it extends over. jurisdictional adj.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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