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
| Word | Meaning |
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| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |