jurisdiction
C1UK /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/US /ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/
Meaning
noun
the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something
“jurisdiction over somebody/something, The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.”
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