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jurisdictions
We have found lemma(root) word of jurisdictions : jurisdiction.
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[ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the official power to make legal decisions and judgements
(e.g: the English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French jurediction, from Latin jurisdictio(n-), from jus, jur- ‘law’ + dictio ‘saying’ (from dicere ‘say’)
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