| 单词 | jurisdiction |
| 释义 | jurisdiction (once / 458 pages) n Jurisdiction means having a legal right over something. A court can have jurisdiction over a legal question, a government can have jurisdiction over another country or territory. Even your parents could be said to have jurisdiction over you while you're under 18. This noun jurisdiction descends from Latin jūrisdictiō, formed from jūris (from jūs "law") plus dictio "act of saying." Think of it as who has the right to "say" what's "the law." In the US, certain crimes are tried in state courts, but when a crime involves more than one state, jurisdiction moves to the federal court system, just as the local police step down and the investigation is handled by the FBI. WORD FAMILYjurisdiction: jurisdictional, jurisdictions USAGE EXAMPLESThis creates a difficult patchwork of laws for businesses that operate in multiple jurisdictions, a problem that will likely worsen over the next four years. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Whether he's sentenced to death or not, it's unlikely Roof would be executed any time soon, in either jurisdiction. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) A complication is the conflict over jurisdiction, whereby laws in one country are irreconcilable with those in another. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) 1n in law; the territory within which power can be exercised Hypo|Hyper abbacy the jurisdiction or office of an abbot archbishopricthe territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop archdeaconrythe territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon bailiwickthe area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction caliphatethe territorial jurisdiction of a caliph bishopric, diocese, episcopatethe territorial jurisdiction of a bishop justiciarythe jurisdiction of a justiciar turfrange of jurisdiction or influence parishthe local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor patriarchatethe jurisdiction of a patriarch venuein law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held viceroyaltya district or province governed by a viceroy archdiocesethe diocese of an archbishop eparchy, exarchatea diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 2n (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law courts having jurisdiction in this district Syn|Hyper legal power power, powerfulness possession of controlling influence |
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