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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| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| connoisseur | expert |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| immune | not susceptible or responsive |