jurisdiction C1 Topic:Law & Government US /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ UK /d͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #8165 Meanings 1 noun The official power to make legal decisions and apply the law. This court has jurisdiction over cases in the whole district. 2 noun The area or territory in which a particular authority applies. The crime took place outside the police force's jurisdiction. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the official power to make... authority Word family Forms jurisdictions Derived forms interjurisdictioninterjurisdictionalinterjurisdictionallyjurisdictionaljurisdictionallyjurisdictionlessjurisdictivemultijurisdictionmultijurisdictional Related forms control Etymology AI details From Latin iūrisdictiō. iūrisdictiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # jurisdiction **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /d͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 8165 ## Meanings 1. The official power to make legal decisions and apply the law. 2. The area or territory in which a particular authority applies. ## Examples - This court has jurisdiction over cases in the whole district. - The crime took place outside the police force's jurisdiction. ## Derived Forms - interjurisdiction - interjurisdictional - interjurisdictionally - jurisdictional - jurisdictionally - jurisdictionless - jurisdictive - multijurisdiction - multijurisdictional ## Related Forms - control ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iūrisdictiō ## Etymology From Latin iūrisdictiō. ## AI Etymology Jurisdiction is from Latin iūrisdictiō. A key historical form is Latin iūrisdictiō. In present-day use, it can mean the official power to make legal decisions and apply the law, or the area or territory in which a particular authority applies. Derived formations include interjurisdiction, interjurisdictional, interjurisdictionally, jurisdictional, jurisdictionally. Related words include control. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown