Jurisdiction
21jurisdiction — noun 1) an area under French jurisdiction Syn: authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, hegemony 2) foreign jurisdictions Syn …
22jurisdiction — [[t]ʤʊ͟ərɪsdɪ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] jurisdictions 1) N UNCOUNT Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws. [FORMAL] The British police have no jurisdiction over foreign bank accounts.… …
23jurisdiction — noun Etymology: Middle English jurisdiccioun, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French jurisdiction, from Latin jurisdiction , jurisdictio, from juris + diction , dictio act of saying more at diction Date: 14th century 1. the power, right, or… …
24jurisdiction — jur|is|dic|tion [ˌdʒuərısˈdıkʃən US ˌdʒur ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: jurisdictio, from jus ( JUST2) + dictio act of saying ] the right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists… …
25jurisdiction — ju•ris•dic•tion [[t]ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies 2) power; authority; control: to have military jurisdiction over the occupied territories[/ex] 3) the… …
26jurisdiction — noun (U) the right to use an official power to make legal decisions: That area is not within the State Police s jurisdiction …
27jurisdiction — /ˌdʒυərɪs dɪkʃən/ noun ♦ within the jurisdiction of the court in the legal power of a court …
28jurisdiction — A term used in two senses as it applies to a court: (1) In a general sense, the abstract right of a court to exercise its powers in causes of a certain class; (2) in a particular sense, the right of a tribunal to exercise its power with respect… …
29Jurisdiction in rem — (Latin, power about or against the thing ) is a legal term describing the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a status against a person over whom the court does not have in personam jurisdiction . Jurisdiction in …
30Jurisdiction shopping — is a form of economic behavior by which a private business interest seeks to locate its operations in a political unit with the least regulation and/or lowest costs, such as property taxes and impact fees. It is most common on the local level. In …
