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jurisdiction

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jurisdiction

noun

1 an area under French jurisdiction:

authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, ascendancy, hegemony, mastery;

say, influence.

2 the extradition of criminals from foreign jurisdictions:

territory, region, province, district, area, zone;

domain, realm, orbit, sphere;

historical soke, leet.