🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

管轄

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kankatsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jurisdiction/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この問題は当裁判所の管轄外です。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

    "The court has jurisdiction over cases of international fraud."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin iurisdictio, combining ius (right, law) and dicere (to speak), entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century. Historically, it referred to the formal power and authority of a magistrate or court to administer justice within a defined legal territory.

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