GRE Word List

JURISDICTION

the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law

The meaning of the word jurisdiction is the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

Random words

WordMeaning
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
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elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
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interiman intervening time : interval
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
egressa place or means of going out : exit
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