jurisdictional

[US]/ˌdʒuəris'dikʃənəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to the judicial system, pertaining to the power or authority to administer justice

Phrases & Collocations

jurisdictional authority

jurisdictional boundaries

Real-world Examples

And our hands are tied by jurisdictional concerns?

Source: Criminal Minds Season 2

That's right. There was a bit of a jurisdictional dispute.

Source: The Good Wife Season 4

Jurisdictional issues aren't open for debate. Sorry.It's out of our hands.

Source: Criminal Minds Season 2

We found that 60% of fires that cross jurisdictional or ownership boundaries ignited on private lands and moved into the national forest system lands; only 28% coming off the national forest system lands onto other jurisdictions.

Source: PBS Earth - Climate Change

The relevant departments are organizing the marine radiation environment monitoring of China's jurisdictional sea areas in 2023, following Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated water, said the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Thursday.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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