jurisdiction
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The Environmental Protection Agency has jurisdiction over certain radiation that goes beyond the site boundary of a nuclear facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
One tribal leader estimated oil and gas exploration on trust land could require almost 50 separate steps, compared with four on private land under state jurisdiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, not the state, has jurisdiction over these types of contracts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
He accused them of directly engaging "in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Yeah. That’s the way we been asked to play it. Bernie here—it’s his bailiwick, his jurisdiction, as the saying goes, right Bernie?”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
On Tuesday, Hunt Oil, another U.S. wildcatter with a long history of working in far-off jurisdictions, signed a production-sharing agreement with Venezuela to help pump oil from two fields on the country’s eastern flank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That concession would depend on the agreement of the provinces, which are in control of the alcohol in their respective jurisdictions.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The San Francisco Standard found at least 39 Flock contracts have been cancelled in 2026 so far, and community activists across the country continue to push for jurisdictions to ditch more.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Their proposed legislation also would ensure that anyone who sues over the fire doesn’t have to pay state taxes on any settlement, and that local jurisdictions are responsible for pest extermination efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
This possible growth depends on a number of factors we cannot control, including crime rates and sentencing patterns in various jurisdictions and acceptance of privatization.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing jurisdiction
The Declaration of Independence
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