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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

관할권

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwanhalkwon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jurisdiction/ˌdʒʊər.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 사건은 경찰의 관할권에 속한다."

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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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