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Grammar : Noun
Spell : joo r-is-dik-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃən

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Définition of jurisdiction

Origin :
  • early 14c. "administration of justice" (attested from mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French juridiccion (13c.) and directly from Latin iurisdictionem (nominative iurisdictio) "administration of justice, jurisdiction," from ius (genitive iuris; see jurist) "right, law" + dictio "a saying" (see diction). Meaning "extent or range of administrative power" is from late 14c. Related: Jurisdictional.
  • noun area of authority
Example sentences :
  • This was a civil court with power, of jurisdiction over felonies.
  • Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
  • Had a judgment, liable to the same objections, been rendered for property, none would question the jurisdiction of this Court.
  • Extract from : « Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia » by John Marshall
  • Prue and Idalene and Bertha he would have sentenced to deportation if he had had the jurisdiction.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • The person to whom my suspicions refer, is beyond your jurisdiction, Mr. Arnold.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • And once he got that crowd back into his jurisdiction, there'd be no further problems.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • Had it been possible, I would have had them safe at Rochelle, where even their Graces have no jurisdiction.
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Harlan alone dissented and only on the question of jurisdiction.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • Now the Corporation, with its jurisdiction and beacons, is purely modern.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • "That agent is outside my jurisdiction," said the inspector with a slight smile.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The result of this teaching was the establishment of the power and jurisdiction of the Imm of Omn.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

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