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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transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
inflateddistended with air or gas
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
aptitudeinclination