jurisdictionally
Within legal bounds
In terms of legal authority over a geographic area or subject matter.
Courts operate jurisdictionally, meaning they can only hear cases within their defined scope: The case was dismissed because the court lacked authority jurisdictionally.
The adverb often appears in discussions of which government body has power to act: Jurisdictionally, this falls under federal rather than state law.
Supreme independent authority
- domainArea of control
- provinceRegional administrative district
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
territory · boundary · border · zone · municipality · county · precinct · enclave
Trial venue or sports surface
- statuteEnacted written rule
- litigationLegal dispute process
- judgeOne who decides
- precedentPrior authoritative example
adjudication · tribunal · prosecution · verdict · injunction · compliance · codification · ruling
How authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
- competenceAdequate ability to function
mandate · purview · power · control · autonomy · prerogative · empowerment · authorization
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
district · territory · boundary · border · zone · municipality · county · precinct · enclave · sector
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- statuteEnacted written rule
- litigationLegal dispute process
- judgeOne who decides
precedent · adjudication · tribunal · prosecution · verdict · injunction · compliance · codification · ruling · appellate
governance
How authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
competence · mandate · purview · power · control · autonomy · prerogative · empowerment · authorization · legitimacy
jurisdictionallyunofficially
Without formal recognition
informally · illegally · extralegally · illegitimately · unlawfully
jurisdictionallyuniversally
In all cases
personally · individually · globally · transnationally · privately
jurisdictionallypersonally
As an individual matter
informally · unofficially · privately · casually · individually