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
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
caldrona large kettle or boiler
culminationthe action of culminating
recitala detailed account : enumeration
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
shama trick that deludes : hoax
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord