/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn; NAmE ˌdʒʊr-/ noun ( formal )
1.
[ U , C ] jurisdiction (over sb/sth) | jurisdiction (of sb/sth) (to do sth) the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about sb/sth
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[ C ] an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French jurediction , from Latin jurisdictio(n-) , from jus , jur- law + dictio saying (from dicere say).