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.

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frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
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stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
legerdemainsleight of hand
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