jurisdictional

jurisdiction | American Dictionary

jurisdiction
noun[ U ]
us/ˌdʒʊər·əsˈdɪk·ʃən/
politics & government
the official authority to make (esp. legal) decisions and judgments:
The Supreme Court ruled that the US government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on Indian lands.

jurisdiction | Business English

jurisdiction
noun[ C ]
 LAWuk /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən/us
[ U ]
the authority that a particular court of law or official organization has to make laws, rules, or legal decisions:
A law passed in 2006 sought to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to consider the detainees' plight.
the jurisdiction of sthThe appellant challenged the jurisdiction of the court.
jurisdiction in sthFor the rules as to jurisdiction in bankruptcy proceedings, including debtors' petitions, see Chapter 1.
jurisdiction to do sthHe dismissed the case but retained jurisdiction to resolve any disputes over the settlements.
jurisdiction over sthThe United States Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals.
subject to/under/within the jurisdiction of sb/sthIf the claim relates to employment matters it will normally be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal.
Cable and satellite channels are outside the jurisdiction of the FCC.
exercise/establish/assume jurisdiction
expand/extend/limit jurisdiction
assert/lack jurisdictionAn industrial tribunal claimed that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appellant's complaint of unfair dismissal.
[ C ]
a country, state, or other area where a particular set of laws or rules must be obeyed:
The financial community would like to see conformity of rules and regulations between different jurisdictions.
foreign/local/state jurisdictions

Examples of jurisdiction

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The enforcement of such regulations may be difficult where monitoring is poor or testing is accessed from foreign jurisdictions.
A popular explanation holds that large green jurisdictions have been forcing their trading partners to trade or ratchet up their regulation.
Within these jurisdictions, the occasions of liability and the scope of damages have been significantly restricted.
The final jurisdiction over what an intellectual is resides in culture, which becomes almost coterminous with a singular public opinion.
But its ascent to prominence should not and cannot be achieved simply by declaring jurisdiction over world affairs.
I do not mean merely that it has no jurisdiction to discipline them if they break the rule.
So the defence demanded instead a reorientation of military jurisdiction, which during the monarchy had been seen as the 'people's hangman'.
Of the 66 interviewed cases, 54 (82 %) reported consumption of a sesame-based product within the exposure period of the respective jurisdictions.
In yet other cases, specialized jurisdictions, for example tax courts, are created to deal with particular competencies.
Kings, not parliaments, had issued the charters on which their jurisdiction was based.
This veto power also applied to the subsequent decision to create permanent marketing boards under the government's jurisdiction.
The final chapter reviews developments in selected other jurisdictions and provides a draft of a parents' code.
In some jurisdictions this may be seen as a necessary provision where there is total disregard of the law.
These arguments conspire to place virtue beyond the jurisdiction of the law.
These prohibitions were brought about by recognizing that the required miraculous activity was in fact under jurisdiction of causal natural laws.
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competent jurisdiction
Parental access is an issue in domestic proceedings within the competent jurisdiction.
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