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What is a jurisdiction?

What is a jurisdiction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
  2. The power or right to exercise authority.
  3. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
  4. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
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It was unnecessary on the application to pass judgment on his litigation style because it did not affect the jurisdiction of the trial judge.
The cases establish in this jurisdiction that you cannot judicially review a failure to prosecute.
And nor should it exclude the jurisdiction of any other state that gives its courts universal jurisdiction over international crimes.
The Bombay High Court's directive reallotting jurisdiction of the City Civil and Sessions Court judges has confused lawyers as well as litigants.
Is it really a question of jurisdiction or whether there is a justiciable issue?
The information is being collected when federally recognized tribes request reassumption of jurisdiction over child custody proceedings.

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