Jurisdiction means having a legal right over something. A court can have jurisdiction over a legal question, a government can have jurisdiction over another country or territory. Even your parents could be said to have jurisdiction over you while you're under 18.
The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes;
Noun
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
Noun
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
a.
The legal power, right, or authority of a particular
court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute
justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as,
certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are
within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the
limits of its authority or commission.
a.
The authority of a sovereign power to govern or
legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of
exercising authority.
a.
Sphere of authority; the limits within which any
particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a
court has authority.
Jurisdiction
To live exempt From Heaven's high jurisdiction.
You wrought to be a legate; by which power You maim'd the jurisdiction of all bishops.3.
The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes;
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The real point is that totalitarian regimes have claimed jurisdiction over the whole person, and the whole society, and they don't at all believe that we should give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.
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