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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |