actual jurisdiction
chiefly Roman Catholic Church
noun
Jurisdiction exercised through acts of authority, as opposed to that conferred in theory.
Origin
Early 17th century.
- orogeny
- vote bank
- voteless
- vote of confidence
- vote of no confidence (or vote of censure)
- voter
- vote someone/thing off the island
- vote with one's feet
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting paper
- votive
- votive Mass
- Votyak
- vouch
- voucher
- voucherize
- vouchsafe
- voulu
- voussoir
- Vouvray
- vow
- vowel
- voweled
- vowel gradation