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jurisdictional

/joor-is-dik-shuhn/US // ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃən //UK // (ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən) //

管辖权,管辖,管辖范围,管辖区

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
    • : power; authority; control: He has jurisdiction over all American soldiers in the area.
    • : the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority: This case comes under the jurisdiction of the local police.
    • : the territory over which authority is exercised: All islands to the northwest are his jurisdiction.

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Examples

  • It follows several new restrictions added across the region’s jurisdictions this month as coronavirus cases have exploded.

  • Maryland and its largest jurisdiction toughened pandemic-related restrictions Tuesday as the Washington region’s coronavirus caseloads set more record highs amid a national spike.

  • Voters in Maryland’s most populous jurisdiction added two seats to the county council, which will ensure better representation for the growing population in northern Montgomery.

  • Fairfax County joins a growing list of local jurisdictions that are seeking a top leader for their police departments.

  • She held town halls in every jurisdiction, often fielding complaints about the lack of rural broadband access and the price of prescription drugs – two issues she focused on heavily.

  • In the end, in 2008, jurisdictional issues blew the investigation, says Wittman.

  • The party who files first in a case where there may be jurisdictional issues has an advantage, she says.

  • Right now Saif al-Islam is currently in something of a jurisdictional limbo.

  • In some cases, there is a lack of jurisdictional clarity, especially in international cases.

  • Some contraventions of right have already taken place, both within our jurisdictional limits and on the high seas.

  • Ownership is dominium; but governmental power, jurisdictional power, these also are dominium.

  • For one moment longer we may dwell on the indisputable fact that he dealt out jurisdictional rights with a lavish hand.

  • Apart from jurisdictional profits, rents and agricultural services, dues of all kinds are exacted from the rural population.

  • It is under this system (which has been called jurisdictional) that religious liberty has been realized in European States.