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jurisdicción

jurisdiction

noun hoo-rees-deek-SYOHN Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin iurisdictio (administration of justice), from ius (law) + dicere (to say).

Usage Note

Jurisdicción refers to the territorial or subject-matter scope of a court, authority, or state: fuera de su jurisdicción (outside their jurisdiction). The related adjective is jurisdiccional. In legal Spanish, competencia often overlaps in meaning.

Examples

"Este caso está fuera de la jurisdicción local."

Natural Translation

This case is outside local jurisdiction.

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