亚洲网紅露点

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jurisdiction

[ joor-is-dik-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  2. power; authority; control:

    He has jurisdiction over all American soldiers in the area.

  3. the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority:

    This case comes under the jurisdiction of the local police.

  4. the territory over which authority is exercised:

    All islands to the northwest are his jurisdiction.



jurisdiction

/ 藢诲萧蕣蓹谤瑟蝉藞诲瑟办蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the right or power to administer justice and to apply laws
  2. the exercise or extent of such right or power
  3. power or authority in general
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢箩耻谤颈蝉藞诲颈肠迟颈辞苍补濒濒测, adverb
  • 藢箩耻谤颈蝉藞诲颈肠迟颈惫别, adjective
  • 藢箩耻谤颈蝉藞诲颈肠迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 箩耻顎卹颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 箩耻顎卹颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • 箩耻顎卹颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼颈辞苍路补濒路ly adverb
  • 辫谤别顎卝耻路谤颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路箩耻顎卹颈蝉路诲颈肠顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of jurisdiction1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English, from Latin j奴ris 诲颈肠迟颈艒n-, stem of j奴ris 诲颈肠迟颈艒, literally, 鈥渁 saying of law,鈥 from 箩奴谤颈蝉, genitive of 箩奴蝉 鈥渓aw, right鈥 ( jus 1( def ) ) + 诲颈肠迟颈艒 鈥渞hetorical delivery, a saying鈥 ( diction ); replacing Middle English jurediccioun, from Old French juredicion, from Latin, as above
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of jurisdiction1

C13: from Latin j奴ris诲颈肠迟颈艒 administration of justice; see jus, diction
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Example Sentences

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The channel said China had "implemented maritime control and exercised sovereign jurisdiction" on the reef earlier in April.

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Leaders of sanctuary jurisdictions say their communities are safer because immigrants feel they can communicate with local police without fear of deportation.

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To achieve this, the order says the US will speed up the process of issuing exploration licences and recovery permits both in its own waters and in "areas beyond national jurisdiction".

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But the FA launched its own investigation to establish whether "further action is required under our jurisdiction within football".

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County handles this moment could help set a new standard for gun permitting, experts said, particularly in similarly big, blue-state jurisdictions that have been reluctant to issue permits in the past.

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