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.

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WordMeaning
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
forebearsancestor
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted