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
chasethe hunting of wild animals
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)