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 |
|---|---|
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
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| rightful | just |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
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| historic | historical |
| privy | private |