JURISDICTION


Meaning of JURISDICTION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

appellate

Congress may limit the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court even in constitutional cases. 3.

Second, the Constitution gives Congress the power to establish the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

exclusive

The Special Commissioners had exclusive jurisdiction to determine the appeals, and to do so in relation to the facts as found before them.

Thus the headman had a veto over criminal prosecutions for the petty offences over which village tribunals had exclusive jurisdiction .

Accordingly, in my judgment, her claim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the visitor, subject always to judicial review.

federal

They have refused to leave their heavily armed compound or to accept any federal jurisdiction over their lives.

inherent

In addition to any statutory rights of appeal, there may be a right to invoke the inherent supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.

original

It had original jurisdiction over serious offences.

A reconstituted Supreme Court was given authority over the entire island, with original criminal jurisdiction for serious crime.

supervisory

In the case of an arbitrator, the court has a supervisory jurisdiction over his conduct of the reference.

In addition to any statutory rights of appeal, there may be a right to invoke the inherent supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.

■ VERB

accept

They have refused to leave their heavily armed compound or to accept any federal jurisdiction over their lives.

act

She didn't go to the Social Services or anything like that, she acted completely beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher.

claim

The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.

Under Prop. 65, citizen groups must file a 60-day notice claiming jurisdiction to sue alleged violators.

determine

The Special Commissioners had exclusive jurisdiction to determine the appeals, and to do so in relation to the facts as found before them.

He, therefore, had jurisdiction to determine that question also.

Thus, jurisdiction is determined at the commencement not at the conclusion of the inquiry.

The district judge has jurisdiction to hear and determine the amount of the damages.

exercise

They exercised territorial jurisdiction over areas often inhabited by tens of thousands of people.

Decisions taken, said the Code, require papal confirmation, but a Council exercises supreme jurisdiction over the Church.

In exercising its norm control jurisdiction the Court acts as a restraint on the possibilities of abuse inherent in the legislative process.

The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.

The House Committee continued to exercise its jurisdiction over a wide variety of day-to-day matters at the institution.

The earliest known example of the Roman bishop exercising jurisdiction is painful.

fall

It thus becomes crucial to determine what errors fall outside jurisdiction .

hear

The High Court thus had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal.

The district judge has jurisdiction to hear and determine the amount of the damages.

Accordingly, the Court had jurisdiction to hear the originating summons.

hold

From medieval times until the present century Saltash has held jurisdiction over these waters.

invoke

In addition to any statutory rights of appeal, there may be a right to invoke the inherent supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.

limit

These objectives could not be attained were the court's powers to be strictly limited to its territorial jurisdiction .

Congress may limit the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court even in constitutional cases. 3.

The Magistrates' Court is limited in its jurisdiction .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

In general, the American courts have no jurisdiction to deal with crimes outside the USA.

It's not within our jurisdiction to tell people what to do in the privacy of their own homes.

Kansas has no jurisdiction over inspectors licensed in other states.

The Air Transit Authority's jurisdiction extends beyond the airport itself to include warehouses and associated buildings.

The council has no jurisdiction over these matters.

The courts said the claim raised "political questions" that were outside its jurisdiction .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Also, the nine archons lost their first-instance jurisdiction to the popular law-courts.

As the number of these dwindled, princely jurisdiction apparently reached its low point.

Review over findings of fact has also increased as the judiciary have increased their control over open-textured and subjective conditions of jurisdiction .

The court held that the Secretary of State had no jurisdiction to grant a warrant and the defendants were guilty of trespass.

The unfair dismissal jurisdiction accounts for about three-quarters of the business of the tribunals.

These processes come under the jurisdiction of H.M.

This violates such deep-seated feelings of justice that it has proved to be unacceptable under any criminal law jurisdiction .

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