- [uncountable, countable] 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.
- jurisdiction (of somebody/something) to do something The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case.
- within/outside somebody's jurisdiction These matters do not fall within our jurisdiction.
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1- The Senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI.
- He is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts.
- The British courts have universal jurisdiction over torture cases.
- The court has no jurisdiction in this case.
- The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies.
- The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- limited
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- [countable] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority
- Practice varies between different European jurisdictions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- limited
- universal
- exclusive
- …
- have
- retain
- exercise
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- beyond your jurisdiction
- outside your jurisdiction
- under jurisdiction
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).
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