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ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/
n.
- the official power to make legal decisions and judgements.
▸the territory or sphere over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends.
- a system of law courts.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. jurediction, from L. jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).