jurisdiction
Example Sentences
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"As a result, Venezuela has never agreed to submit this controversy to the court's jurisdiction."
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
There, the jurisdiction had enhanced police enforcement, installed a speed feedback radar and conducted public outreach.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
She and her officers drove 50 miles out of their jurisdiction to conduct what she initially claimed were wellness checks of unaccompanied children in the Cincinnati Public Schools for ICE.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
The transfers often happen outside Malaysia’s territorial waters, where its jurisdiction and capacity for enforcement are limited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
Vocabulary lists containing jurisdiction
The Declaration of Independence
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You Be the Judge: Jud, Jur, Jus
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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