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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

管辖权

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guǎnxiáquán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jurisdiction/ˌdʒʊər.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该法院对该案件没有管辖权。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

    "The court has jurisdiction over cases of international fraud."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'jurisdictio', a combination of 'jus' (meaning law or right) and 'dicere' (meaning to speak). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to the administration of justice and the official power to make legal decisions.

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