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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lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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carefreefree from care: such as
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton