noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ limited
▪ universal
▪
The British courts have universal ~ over torture cases.
▪
Under the doctrine of universal ~, suspected war criminals may be prosecuted irrespective of where they are located.
▪ exclusive
▪
The commissioners had exclusive ~ to decide.
▪ appellate
▪ civil , criminal , ecclesiastical
▪ federal , local
VERB + JURISDICTION
▪ have , retain
▪
The court has no ~ in this case.
▪ exercise
▪
The court may exercise its ~ to compel the husband to make a settlement upon his wife.
▪ claim
▪
The offshore government claims ~ over the mainland.
▪ give , grant
▪ extend
▪ lack
▪ be subject to , come under
▪
He is subject to the ~ of the Indian courts.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond your ~
▪
She acted beyond the ~ of any teacher.
▪ outside your ~
▪
The matter is outside the ~ of UK administrative agencies.
▪ under ~
▪
The territory is still under Russian ~.
▪ within your ~
▪
The matter was not within the ~ of the court.
▪ ~ over
▪
The Senate committees have exclusive ~ over the FBI.