单词 | jurisdiction |
释义 | jurisdiction (dʒʊərɪsdɪkʃən ) Word forms: jurisdictions 1. uncountable noun Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws. [formal] The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts. [+ over] Synonyms: authority, say, power, control 2. countable noun A jurisdiction is a state or other area in which a particular court and system of laws has authority. [law] Collocations: lack jurisdiction They considered themselves to lack jurisdiction over a defendant until he had voluntarily submitted to it by entering a plea seeking judgment from the court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The judge's conclusion that he lacked jurisdiction to make the order fell to be set aside in circumstances where the evidence so clearly pointed to the making of the order. Times,Sunday Times But a decision which was unenforceable because the adjudicator lacked jurisdiction to make it or because it breached the rules of natural justice was quite another matter. Times, Sunday Times This opinion held that there were no federal issues in question in the case, and that the court lacked jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A lower court had ruled that the state lacked jurisdiction to file suit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without openness, how can judicial behaviour be monitored, bias prevented, decisions scrutinised and, of particular importance in a common law jurisdiction, the law developed? Times, Sunday Times This brought in a distinctly common law principle into an essentially civil law jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commissioners have told the government in the consultation paper that other common law jurisdictions deal with the issue better. Times,Sunday Times A third kind of jury, known as a coroner's jury can be convened in some common law jurisdiction in connection with an inquest by a coroner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also carries out functions which are broadly equivalent to the coroner in common law jurisdictions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, it proposes a criminal offence of 'falsely claiming legal jurisdiction' over matters that should go before the family or criminal courts. Times, Sunday Times There are no easy solutions to the problem of privacy and legal jurisdiction. Times, Sunday Times While it should not be impossible to replicate these deals, one of the sticking points will be the legal jurisdiction under which they are governed. Times, Sunday Times This resulted in the counts getting all the responsibility and power including legal jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 E-bikes can also be defined separately and treated as a specific vehicle type in many areas of legal jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 'biggest challenge', he said, will be to ensure the reforms are 'implemented in the same way, at the same pace across multiple jurisdictions'. Times, Sunday Times Multinational companies require banks that can assist them in multiple jurisdictions with different laws, different listing rules, different finance requirements and more. Times, Sunday Times In a nutshell, these helped clients improperly to gain tax credits on dividends across multiple jurisdictions. Times, Sunday Times It involved offshore companies, a trust and several bank accounts opened specifically for the deal, in multiple jurisdictions and using a number of currencies. Times, Sunday Times Exert federal leadership on issues that span multiple jurisdictions or threaten federally protected natural resources. The Scientist Because education falls under provincial jurisdiction, any new changes would have to be enacted by provincial governments. Globe and Mail Industry sources said federal officials are reluctant to intervene in an area that has traditionally been regarded as provincial jurisdiction. Globe and Mail County councils were abolished with the rural areas outside cities, towns and villages coming under direct provincial jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 County councils were abolished, and the rural areas came under direct provincial jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In his opinion, that financial arrangement was a purely local matter and therefore would be within provincial jurisdiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The diplomatic fracas has arisen from a legal principle known as universal jurisdiction. Times, Sunday Times Those suspected of war crimes anywhere in the world can be prosecuted under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Times, Sunday Times It could establish universal jurisdiction enabling countries to police those whose are committing ecocide by prosecuting them outside their national boundaries. Times,Sunday Times It would mean rewriting the principle of universal jurisdiction, under which private citizens can secure arrest warrants for offences such as war crimes committed abroad. Times, Sunday Times Ministers will announce a consultation on the principle of universal jurisdiction, under which private citizens can secure arrest warrants for offences committed abroad. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 司法权 Japanese: 裁判権 |
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