Definition for Jurisdiction:

• [ L.] ( Leg.) The extent of the power of a court to hear and determine causes.

Synonyms for Jurisdiction:

• n.

  •
  • bill,
  • act,
  • claim,
  • bylaw.
  •
  • mastery,
  • prerogative,
  • over.
  •area of authority (noun)
  • extent,
  • zone,
  • right,
  • scope,
  • supervision,
  • inquisition,
  • arbitration,
  • influence,
  • empire,
  • purview,
  • judicature,
  • confines,
  • compass,
  • slot,
  • bounds,
  • commission,
  • say,
  • reign,
  • area,
  • magistracy,
  • hegemony,
  • discretion,
  • circuit.
  •attribute (noun)
  • legal power.
  •authority (noun)
  • scepter.
  •command (noun)
  • primacy.
  •jurisprudence (noun)
  • adjudication,
  • jurisprudence,
  • judiciary.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • say-so.
  •Other relevant words:
  • keeping,
  • rightfulness,
  • accountability,
  • palms,
  • zenith,
  • pastorship,
  • crown,
  • justice,
  • consignment,
  • guardianship,
  • archbishopric,
  • oversight,
  • task,
  • championship,
  • worry,
  • first prize,
  • Agentship,
  • march,
  • disposition,
  • bishopric,
  • disposal,
  • force,
  • brevet,
  • be able to,
  • ministry,
  • hands,
  • authorisation,
  • executive,
  • hold,
  • lordship,
  • mastership,
  • ambit,
  • station,
  • possession,
  • abbacy,
  • legalism,
  • management,
  • empowerment,
  • pale,
  • gripe,
  • lieutenancy,
  • legality,
  • watch and ward,
  • embassy,
  • competence,
  • Imperium,
  • eye,
  • superintendence,
  • entrustment,
  • wing,
  • grasp,
  • license,
  • height,
  • hemisphere,
  • maximum,
  • surveillance,
  • due process,
  • auspices,
  • applicability,
  • competency,
  • regime,
  • arena,
  • mandate,
  • ability,
  • kingdom,
  • protectorate,
  • protection,
  • Constitutionality,
  • potency,
  • supremacy,
  • pastorate,
  • Bossing,
  • leadership,
  • assignment,
  • top spot,
  • charge,
  • trusteeship,
  • Regentship,
  • prestige,
  • protectorship,
  • trust,
  • Soc,
  • regulation,
  • devolvement,
  • constitutionalism,
  • title,
  • acme,
  • hand,
  • legal authority,
  • justiciability,
  • Empery,
  • legitimacy,
  • record,
  • headship,
  • caliphate,
  • borderland,
  • power of attorney,
  • care,
  • delegation,
  • dominance,
  • palm,
  • iron hand,
  • regimen,
  • round,
  • tutelage,
  • errand,
  • Pastorage,
  • patronage,
  • devolution,
  • strings,
  • helm,
  • concern,
  • legal form,
  • precinct,
  • validity,
  • custody,
  • talons,
  • most,
  • sphere of influence,
  • kingship,
  • legal process,
  • authorization,
  • Exequatur,
  • stewardship,
  • wardenship,
  • directorship,
  • lawfulness,
  • regency,
  • mission,
  • walk,
  • licitness,
  • ne plus ultra,
  • Legitimateness,
  • warrant,
  • cure,
  • suzerainty,
  • guidance,
  • commitment,
  • administration of justice,
  • intendance,
  • raj,
  • proxy,
  • monarchy,
  • custodianship,
  • full power,
  • clutches,
  • effectiveness,
  • CLAWS,
  • responsibility,
  • orb,
  • Factorship,
  • first place,
  • rulership,
  • realm,
  • archdeaconry,
  • border,
  • Procuration,
  • credit,
  • direction,
  • actionability,
  • Wardship,
  • legation,
  • ward,
  • beat,
  • entrusting,
  • business,
  • highest,
  • paramountcy,
  • Executorship,
  • circle,
  • agency,
  • preponderance,
  • grip,
  • legal right,
  • string,
  • commissioning,
  • deputation.

Paraphrases for Jurisdiction:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    jurisdictional.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    skills.
  • Proper noun, singular
    institutions, complaints, settlements, establishments, Trustees, Islands, governors, Schools, pays, Facilities, proficiency, authority, skill, skills, competition, expertise, mandate, mandates, responsibility, responsibilities.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Criteria, juridiction, remit, jurisprudence, discretion, case-law, prerogative, judicature, sovereignty, matter, ambit, prosecution, specialization, Fora, proficiency, Governments, concern, constituency, guardianship, resort, domain, authority, legislation, skill, skills, turf, competition, control, mandate, responsibility, function.
  • Verb, past tense
    governed.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    conducting, competing, falling.
  • Verb, past participle
    Judged, mandated, governed, authorised, entrusted, Exercised, Introduced, determined, designated, empowered, Attributed, decided, addressed, described, entitled, covered, involved, handled, vested, Referred, found, Performed, Carried, required, Followed, Created, treated, left, Tackled, Dealt, competence.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    competence, competences, competencies, court, courts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    purview, competence, court, expertise.

Antonyms for Jurisdiction:

• n.

  • area of authority
    submission, yielding, powerlessness, weakness, surrender, incapacity, impotence.

Hypernym for Jurisdiction:

• n.

  • location
    archdeaconry, turf, caliphate, bishopric, Episcopate, justiciary, viceroyalty, parish, venue, patriarchate, diocese, bailiwick, abbacy, archbishopric.

Hyponym for Jurisdiction:

• n.

  • attribute
    powerfulness, power.
  • location
    dominion, district, territory, territorial dominion.