jurisdiction

/d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ noun C1

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law. (countable, uncountable) · legal jurisdiction· The case falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.
The power or right to exercise authority. (countable, uncountable) · outside the jurisdiction of
The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law. (countable, uncountable) · Police officers have no jurisdiction in that district.
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate. (countable, uncountable)
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised. (countable, uncountable) · The United Kingdom consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Plural jurisdictions

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“I have every sympathy with you, madam, and should strongly urge you to have some confidence in the common sense of our jurisdiction and to take the police voluntarily into your complete confidence.

The Valley of Fear, p. 91 · C1

This door was a mockery to the concierge, from whose vigilance and jurisdiction it was free, and, like that famous portal in the Arabian Nights, opening at the “Sesame” of Ali Baba, it was wont to swing backward at a cabalistic word or a concerted tap from without from the sweetest voices or whitest fingers in the world.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 423 · C1

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