Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction noun - Lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation).
Usage example: the United States has no jurisdiction over Cuba
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Synonyms for Jurisdiction
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Related pairs
- management and jurisdiction
- management and power
- control and jurisdiction
- control and power
- administration and jurisdiction
- administration and power
- right and jurisdiction
- right and power
- influence and jurisdiction
- influence and power
- command and jurisdiction
- command and power
- rule and jurisdiction
- rule and power
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Now all the request I ask of you is that you will build a tower in an island in the sea, wherein you will keep your three sons until they are come of age and fit to do for themselves; so that they may not be under the power or jurisdiction of any other woman.
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The Coal and Iron Police existed alongside the Pennsylvania State Police (which initially only had jurisdiction over rural areas) for 25 years but had more effective power prior to that date.
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Unless a media outlet is a plaintiff or defendant the court has no jurisdiction over them and no power to stop them from reporting what is public in a court proceeding.
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