Definition of jurisdictions in English

Wiktionary

jurisdictions (Noun)
Plural of jurisdiction.

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jurisdictions, noun, plural of jurisdiction.

WordNet

Noun Plural: jurisdictions
jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
		district, territorial dominion, dominion, territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
		abbacy the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
		archbishopric the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
		archdeaconry the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
		bailiwick the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
		caliphate the office of a caliph
		bishopric, diocese, episcopate the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
		justiciary the jurisdiction of a justiciar
		turf range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
		parish a local church community
		patriarchate the jurisdiction of a patriarch
		venue in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
jurisdiction - (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
		legal power
		powerfulness, power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

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Wiktionary

jurisdiction (Noun)
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
jurisdiction (Noun)
The power or right to exercise authority.
jurisdiction (Noun)
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
jurisdiction (Noun)
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

jurisdiction (a.)
The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission.
jurisdiction (a.)
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.
jurisdiction (a.)
Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

jurisdiction
The power of a court to hear and decide a case or give a certain punishment or sanction.
jurisdiction
The area or territory where a particular person or group of people (such as a court) has the right to excersise their legal authority.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

jurisdiction
jōō-ris-dik′shun, n. the distribution of justice: legal authority: extent of power: district over which any authority extends.—adjs. Jurisdic′tional, Jurisdic′tive. [Fr.,—L. jurisdictio.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

jurisdiction
Right, power, or authority which magistrates or courts have to administer justice.--Within jurisdiction of civil powers, as regards naval matters, is within a line drawn from headland to headland in sight of each other, and forming part of the same county. The admiralty jurisdiction is confined to three miles from the coast in civil matters, but exists wherever the flag flies at sea in criminal.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

jurisdiction
Legal authority; extent of power. All sutlers and retainers to the camp, and all persons whatsoever serving with the armies of the United States in the field, though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subject to orders, according to the rules and discipline of war. To decide exactly where the boundary-line runs between civil and military jurisdiction as to the civilians attached to an army is difficult; but it is quite evident that they are within military jurisdiction, as provided for in the Articles of War, when their treachery, defection, or insubordination might endanger or embarrass the army to which they belong in its operations against what is known in military phrase as “an enemy.” Probably the fact that troops are found in a region of country chiefly inhabited by Indians, and remote from the exercise of civil authority, may enter into the description of “an army in the field.” Persons who attach themselves to an army going upon an expedition against hostile Indians may be understood as agreeing that they will submit themselves for the time being to military control. All officers, conductors, gunners, matrosses, drivers, or other persons whatsoever receiving pay or hire in the service of the artillery or corps of engineers of the United States, shall be subject to be tried by courts-martial. The officers and soldiers of any troops, whether militia or others, being mustered and in pay of the United States, shall, at all times and in all places, when joined, or acting in conjunction with the regular forces of the United States, be governed by the Rules and Articles of War, and shall be subject to be tried by courts-martial in like manner with the officers and soldiers in the regular forces; save only that such courts-martial shall be composed entirely of militia officers. No officer, non-commissioned officer, soldier, or follower of the army shall be tried the second time for the same offense. No person shall be liable to be tried and punished by a general court-martial for any offense which shall appear to have been committed more than two years before the issuing of the order for such trial, unless the person by reason of having absented himself, or some other manifest impediment, shall not have been amenable to justice within that period. No garrison or regimental court-martial shall have the power to try capital cases, or commissioned officers; neither shall they inflict a fine exceeding one month’s pay, nor imprison, nor put to hard labor any non-commissioned officer or soldier, for a longer time than one month.

Wikipedia

In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin "jus, juris" meaning "law" and "dicere" meaning "to speak": means: telling the law) is the authority given to a judge to take decisions in matters concerning the law.

It also includes the authority a of formally constituted legal body or a political leader to deal with legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility.

Jurisdiction relies on Public International Law, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law and the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government to give resources to best serve the needs of its society.