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
douseto plunge into water
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate