competencial

jurisdictional, competence-related

adjective kohm-peh-ten-SYAHL Rare

Usage Note

Competencial is a technical administrative and legal adjective referring to matters of jurisdiction or competence — which authority has the power or remit to act. Marco competencial (jurisdictional framework), conflicto competencial (conflict of competences) are typical collocations. It is rarely encountered outside legal, governmental, or academic texts; everyday speakers would say de competencia or jurisdiccional instead.

Examples

"El tribunal resolvió el conflicto competencial entre organismos."

Natural Translation

The court resolved the jurisdictional conflict between agencies.

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