jurisdiction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the right and power to interpret and apply the law

   Your court has jurisdiction in this district so the decision is up to you.

2. 2
   noun

   The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

   legal jurisdiction

3. 3
   noun

   The power or right to exercise authority.

   outside the jurisdiction of

4. 4
   noun

   The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.

   Police officers have no jurisdiction in that district.

5. 5
   noun

   The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.

   Thus fell that glorious Minion of Edward the Second, who for a time appeared liked [sic.] a blazing Comet, and sway'd the jurisdiction of the state of England, and her Confederates.

6. 6
   noun

   The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

   The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them[…]is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.[…]current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate[…]“stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.

Etymology

From Latin iūrisdictiō.