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
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| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| declivity | downward inclination |
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| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
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