Definitions for jurisdiction
  • Jurisdiction (a.) - The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission.
  • Jurisdiction (a.) - The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
  • Jurisdiction (a.) - Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.
  • Jurisdictional (a.) - Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.
  • Jurisdictionalism - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Jurisdictionally - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Jurisdictions - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Jurisdiction's - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Jurisdictive (a.) - Having jurisdiction.
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