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the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something 司法权；审判权；管辖权 - jurisdiction over somebody/something
The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants. 英格兰法庭对被告无裁判权 - jurisdiction (of somebody/something) to do something
The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case. 上诉法院行使其管辖权，下令对此案进行复审。 - within/outside somebody's jurisdiction
These matters do not fall within our jurisdiction. 这些事情不归我们管辖。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1The Senate committees have exclusive jurisdiction over the FBI. 参议院委员会对联邦调查局有专属管辖权。 He is subject to the jurisdiction of the Indian courts. 他受印度法院的管辖。 She acted beyond the jurisdiction of any teacher. 她的行为超越了任何一个老师的权力范围。 The British courts have universal jurisdiction over torture cases. 英国各法院对于虐待案拥有普遍管辖权。 The court has no jurisdiction in this case. 法院对本案没有管辖权。 The matter is outside the jurisdiction of UK administrative agencies. 此事不在英国行政机构的管辖范围内。 The territory is still under Russian jurisdiction. 这个地区仍属俄罗斯管辖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- limited
- universal
- exclusive
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- have
- retain
- exercise
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- beyond your jurisdiction
- outside your jurisdiction
- under jurisdiction
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- jurisdiction over somebody/something
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an area or a country in which a particular system of laws has authority 管辖区域；管辖范围 Practice varies between different European jurisdictions. 不同欧洲司法管辖区的实践各不相同。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- limited
- universal
- exclusive
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- have
- retain
- exercise
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- beyond your jurisdiction
- outside your jurisdiction
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’).