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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jurisdicción
"El juez declinó su jurisdicción sobre el caso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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
Late Middle English: from Old French jurediction or Latin jurisdictio, from juris 'of law' + dictio 'speaking' (from dicere 'to say').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "jurisdiction" is said worldwide
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juridiction
Transliteration: juridiction
"Cette affaire relève de notre juridiction."
Zuständigkeit
Transliteration: Zuständigkeit
"Das fällt nicht in unsere Zuständigkeit."
giurisdizione
Transliteration: giurisdizione
"Questo tribunale ha la giurisdizione su tutta la regione."
jurisdicción
Transliteration: jurisdicción
"El juez declinó su jurisdicción sobre el caso."
jurisdição
Transliteration: jurisdição
"O crime foi cometido fora da nossa jurisdição."
क्षेत्रارधिकार
Transliteration: kshetradhikar
Script: क्षेत्राधिकार
"यह मामला इस अदालत के क्षेत्राधिकार में नहीं है।"
管辖权
Transliteration: guǎnxiáquán
"该法院对该案件没有管辖权。"
관할권
Transliteration: gwanhalkwon
"그 사건은 경찰의 관할권에 속한다."
管轄
Transliteration: kankatsu
"この問題は当裁判所の管轄外です。"
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