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Word entry · 12 letters

jurisdiction

Best crossword clue

"Legal authority"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/Part of speech nounSorted cdiiijnorstuStarts with JEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin iūrisdictiō.

Used in a sentence

  • “legal jurisdiction”
  • “The case falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.”
  • “outside the jurisdiction of”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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