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
dearthscarcity that makes dear
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
enraptureto fill with delight
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
constraintthe act of constraining