jurisdiction
Court's official reach
Jurisdiction is the authority to make legal decisions or the territory where that authority applies.
A court has jurisdiction over certain cases; a police department has jurisdiction within city limits.
The crime occurred outside their jurisdiction.
The word extends to any sphere of control: That falls under the marketing department's jurisdiction.
Bounded administrative area
- provinceRegional administrative district
- zoneBounded area designation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
county · state · canton · borough · ward · municipality · parish · enclave
Compelling compliance with rules
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
overrule · regulate · statute · oversight · govern · control · supervision · prerogative
Trial venue or sports surface
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
verdict · injunction · subpoena · testimony · prosecution · appeal · docket · counsel
Outer edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- confinesEnclosed boundaries or limits
boundary · delimitation · cutoff · threshold · borderline · extent · reach · sphere
Supreme in power
- nation-stateSovereign political territory
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
statehood · suzerainty · dominion · supremacy · home rule · devolution · federalism · secession
district
Bounded administrative area
- provinceRegional administrative district
- zoneBounded area designation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
precinct · county · state · canton · borough · ward · municipality · parish · enclave · bailiwick
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
legitimacy · overrule · regulate · statute · oversight · govern · control · supervision · prerogative · empowerment
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · verdict · injunction · subpoena · testimony · prosecution · appeal · docket · counsel · tribunal
border
Outer edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
confines · boundary · delimitation · cutoff · threshold · borderline · extent · reach · sphere · ambit
sovereign
Supreme in power
- nation-stateSovereign political territory
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-governance · statehood · suzerainty · dominion · supremacy · home rule · devolution · federalism · secession · recognition
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- territory termsturf, border, boundary, region, province
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
- zones and areasrest stop, gas station, truck stop, pit stop, toll plaza
- legal analysiscase law, precedent, statute, legal research, legal memo
jurisdictionpowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
incompetence · impotence · no standing · unauthorized · weakness
jurisdictionextraterritoriality
Legal reach beyond borders
no man's land · international waters · lawlessness · anarchy · statelessness
jurisdictionincompetence
Lack of required skill
disqualification · recusal · incapacity · prohibition · exclusion
- federal jurisdictionLegal domain of central government
- police jurisdictionArea officers patrol legally
- legal jurisdictionArea under court authority
- local jurisdictionGoverning power of an area
- criminal jurisdictionCourt's power over offenses
- court jurisdictionBounds of judicial power