legal jurisdiction

C19840 concept

A legal jurisdiction is a defined geographic area or subject-matter domain within which a particular court or governmental authority has the power to create, interpret, and enforce laws.

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Observed surface forms (13)

trial court jurisdiction ×9
law enforcement jurisdiction ×5
court jurisdiction ×2
Indian state legal jurisdiction subject ×1
emergency services jurisdiction ×1
extraterritorial jurisdiction ×1
judicial jurisdiction ×1
juridiction judiciaire française ×1
jurisdictional term ×1
legal geographic area ×1

Instances (27)

Piedmont Judicial Circuit via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston (historical) via concept surface "extraterritorial jurisdiction"
England and Wales
State of Goa (for non-Supreme Court matters) via concept surface "Indian state legal jurisdiction subject"
Queens South via concept surface "law enforcement jurisdiction"
King County Fire Protection District 14 via concept surface "emergency services jurisdiction"
Griffin Judicial Circuit via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
Police Districts via concept surface "law enforcement jurisdiction"
surface form: Police Districts (New South Wales)
New York’s marine and coastal district via concept surface "legal geographic area"
Brunswick Judicial Circuit via concept surface "court jurisdiction"
Third Judicial District of New York City via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
surface form: Third Judicial District of New York
housing police service areas via concept surface "law enforcement jurisdiction"
surface form: Housing Police Service Area
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit via concept surface "court jurisdiction"
South Carolina Third Judicial Circuit via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas jurisdiction via concept surface "judicial jurisdiction"
Indian Country via concept surface "jurisdictional term"
North Carolina Superior Court District 22B via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
Cour d’appel de Riom via concept surface "juridiction judiciaire française"
Australia federal offshore area via concept surface "offshore jurisdiction"
Metropolitan Police Department Fifth District via concept surface "law enforcement jurisdiction"
North Carolina Superior Court District 18 via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
North Carolina Superior Court District 16A via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
Iowa Third Judicial District via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
Second District (MPD) via concept surface "law enforcement jurisdiction"
Oklahoma Indian Country via concept surface "legal geographic region"
North Carolina Superior Court District 25A via concept surface "trial court jurisdiction"
New Hampshire state jurisdiction via concept surface "state jurisdiction"