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jurisdiction

noun
 
🔊/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/
🔊/ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/
(formal)
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something司法权；审判权；管辖权
    • jurisdiction over somebody/something The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.英格兰法庭对被告无裁判权
    • jurisdiction (of somebody/something) to do something The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case.上诉法院行使其管辖权，下令对该案进行复审。
    • within/outside somebody's jurisdiction These matters do not fall within our jurisdiction.这些事情不归我们管辖。
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    • The Senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI.参议院委员会对联邦调查局有专属管辖权。
    • He is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts.他受印度法院的管辖。
    • She acted beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher.她的行为超越了任何一个老师的权力范围。
    • The British courts have universal jurisdiction over torture cases.英国各法院对于虐待案拥有普遍管辖权。
    • The court has no jurisdiction in this case.法院对本案没有管辖权。
    • The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies.此事不在英国行政机构的管辖范围内。
    • The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction.这个地区仍属俄罗斯管辖。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • limited
    • universal
    • exclusive
    • …
    verb + jurisdiction
    • have
    • retain
    • exercise
    • …
    preposition
    • beyond your jurisdiction
    • outside your jurisdiction
    • under jurisdiction
    • …
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  2. [countable] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority管辖区域；管辖范围
    • Practice varies between different European jurisdictions.欧洲不同司法管辖区之间的惯例有所不同。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • limited
    • universal
    • exclusive
    • …
    verb + jurisdiction
    • have
    • retain
    • exercise
    • …
    preposition
    • beyond your jurisdiction
    • outside your jurisdiction
    • under jurisdiction
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).