Synonyms for jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃənju·ris·dic·tion

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1. jurisdictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   power

2. jurisdictionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   power

3. jurisdictionnoun

   the power or right to exercise authority

   Synonyms:
   power

4. jurisdictionnoun

   the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate

   Synonyms:
   power

5. jurisdictionnoun

   the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

   Synonyms:
   power

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1. jurisdiction

   Synonyms:
   administration, cognizance, government, control, sway, power, legalization, magistracy, liability

   Antonyms:
   freedom, independence, immunity, exemption

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1. legal power, jurisdictionnoun

   (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law

   "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

   Synonyms:
   legal power

2. jurisdictionnoun

   in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

   Synonyms:
   legal power

Matched Categories

1. • District
   • Law
   • Power

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1. jurisdictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   judicature, extent of authority, legal power

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1. List of paraphrases for "jurisdiction":

   competence, competency, skill, jurisdictional, proficiency, purview, juridiction, court, jurisdictions, competent, expertise, authority, competencies, skills, competition, remit, proficiency, incompetence, responsibility, powers, mandate, territory, power

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How to use jurisdiction in a sentence?

1. The Air Force:

   As a private citizen, we no longer have jurisdiction over him.

2. Yusuf Abdulqawi:

   The court concludes that prima facie it has jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention.

3. David Boies:

   He could not have been a ‘potential defendant’ in the settled case against Jeffrey Epstein both because he was not subject to jurisdiction in Florida and because the Florida case involved federal claims to which he was not a part.

4. Madeleine Swortwood:

   It’s sort of a gray area right now because it is a food product, so you would think that it would fall under the FDA, but it also contains a Schedule II drug, so you think it might fall under the jurisdiction of the DEA, they are marketing this for pain relief as a food product but they contain potentially lethal levels of a Schedule II drug.

5. Donald Walker:

   If you have a high labour, easy-to-ship part, it has already gone, for the most part, to a low-cost jurisdiction, a bigger issue is how fast do you have intelligent robotics replace manual labour everywhere in the world.