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
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
sleeperone that sleeps
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
groucha fit of bad temper
coalesceto grow together