jurisdiction
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
Other meanings
The power or right to exercise authority.
The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
“Police officers have no jurisdiction in that district.”
Synonyms
- legal power
Related words
- jurisdictive
- appellate jurisdiction
- diversity jurisdiction
- federal question jurisdiction
- interjurisdiction
- interjurisdictional
- interjurisdictionally
- jurisdictional
- jurisdictionally
- jurisdictionless
- multijurisdiction
- multijurisdictional
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “jurisdiction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.