jurisdiction
Definition
The geographical area over which a court or government body has the power and right to exercise authority.
Use jurisdiction in a sentence
“ The officer in pursuit of the suspect was approaching the county line and had to end the pursuit and turn around due to leaving his jurisdiction. ”
“ The contract between the buyer and seller establish a variety of terms including the jurisdiction should any litigation arise resulting from the proposed transaction. ”
“ No police departments has the right to operate in certain parts of the areas that they have no jurisdiction to work in. Laws must be followed unless warrants are issues. ”
