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• n  (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
  courts having jurisdiction in this district
• n  in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

• The catch is in the key concept of jurisdiction.
• In 1960 the FDA got jurisdiction over color additives and gave provisional approval to substances already in use, making the approval permanent when safety had been proved.
• Next on Khrushchev's travel plans: a flight to Budapest to attend that mockery of "domestic jurisdiction," the Hungarian Communist Party Congress.

• legal power

News & Articles

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• Jurisdiction expands with governor’s approval
  After months of pushing for legislation to expand the jurisdiction of the Harrison County Court-at-Law, the efforts of county officials were fruitful as Gov. Rick Perry recently signed S.B. 1806, granting his approval.
  June 22, 2013 - The Marshall News Messenger
• Circuit Decision Costs Prevailing Attorneys $200,000 Fee Award
  The Second Circuit canceled an award that was made after the plaintiffs dropped non-diverse members from their limited liability company in an attempt to invoke diversity jurisdiction.
  June 22, 2013 - Law.com
• BZA deadlocks on jurisdiction question
  Goochland County’s four-member Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) deadlocked Monday on a 2-2 vote on the crucial question of whether it has jurisdiction to consider an appeal of Benedictine Preparatory Sch
  June 20, 2013 - The Goochland Gazette

Quotes

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• Patric Verrone in Xinhua
  This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals for writing in new media and on the Internet,Verrone said through a statement released Tuesday evening.
• Kenny MacAskill in guardian.co.uk
  MacAskill said families could "not be expected to forget, let alone forgive. Their pain runs deep and the wounds remain. However, Mr al-Megrahi now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. It's one that no court in any jurisdiction in any land...
• Peter Ueberroth in Forbes
  Obviously we're concerned about a level playing field all the time. But we have no jurisdiction or nothing to say about that,Ueberroth said. "We have a responsibility to compete fairly. That's our system, and that's the way we're going to...