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
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
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slougha place of deep mud or mire
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
immobilitynot moving : motionless
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
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