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jurisdiction

[joor-is-dik-shuhn] / ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈdɪk ʃən /


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Shaw has sidestepped concerns about immigration agents targeting schools as an issue outside of a school district’s jurisdiction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

While most jurisdiction forbid medical help to die, assisted dying laws around the world vary.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

That person’s power is not under the jurisdiction of the courts in the same way as guardianship or conservatorship.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

In economic terms, political risk is the additional required return on an investment due to the possibility a sovereign jurisdiction may seize an asset or otherwise diminish its value.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

My father paused as well, then continued, “The city is your jurisdiction, sir. But we’ll perform either way. It will either be here or just outside the city limits.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Urquhart said the new incentive would help California compete with jurisdictions that already offer these credits and “level the playing field.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

In a post explaining the shutdown, CoinEx cited “continuously rising regulatory requirements across major jurisdictions, as well as compliance costs” and other factors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Voluntary standards would primarily raise costs for participating laboratories, government rules could alter competition between companies and jurisdictions, and an enforceable industrywide agreement would have the broadest implications for chip demand and capital spending.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Some jurisdictions have opted not to renew contracts with Flock as a result of these concerns, including large metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Seattle, and Austin, Texas.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

In Roman law jurisdictions the situation was, as we have seen, very different.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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