hasJurisdictionOver

P808
predicate

Indicates that one authority or governing body holds legal power or control to make and enforce decisions over another entity, area, or matter.

All labels observed (155)

Label Occurrences
hasJurisdictionOver canonical 18,752
jurisdictionOver 1,843
scopeOfAuthority 1,111

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasJurisdictionOver
Generated description
Indicates that one authority or governing body holds legal power or control to make and enforce decisions over another entity, area, or matter.

Sample triples (27,038)

Subject Object
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands via predicate surface "hasLegalAuthorityOver"
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands territorial waters of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands via predicate surface "jurisdictionIncludes"
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands exclusive economic zone of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands via predicate surface "jurisdictionIncludes"
Minister of State for Colonial Affairs overseas colonial territories via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
DCIA
surface form: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
worldwide foreign intelligence activities of the CIA via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Duke of Gascony Duchy of Gascony
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary appeals via predicate surface "hasLegalAuthorityOver"
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary civil appeals via predicate surface "hasLegalAuthorityOver"
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary criminal appeals via predicate surface "hasLegalAuthorityOver"
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary United Kingdom-wide appeals in civil matters via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary United Kingdom-wide appeals in criminal matters (with some exceptions) via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Lord Mayor major city
Lord Mayor City of London
Lord Mayor Dublin
surface form: City of Dublin
Lord Mayor Belfast
surface form: City of Belfast
Lord Mayor City of York
Lord Mayor Manchester
surface form: City of Manchester
Lord Mayor Liverpool
surface form: City of Liverpool
Lord Mayor Birmingham
surface form: City of Birmingham
Lord Mayor Leeds
surface form: City of Leeds
Lord Mayor Cardiff
surface form: City of Cardiff
Lord Mayor Bristol
surface form: City of Bristol
Lord Mayor Newcastle upon Tyne
surface form: City of Newcastle upon Tyne
Lord Mayor Sheffield
surface form: City of Sheffield
Landtage of the Austrian federal states state constitution (within federal limits)
Landtage of the Austrian federal states state budget
Landtage of the Austrian federal states state administrative organization
Landtage of the Austrian federal states areas of legislation not reserved to the federation
Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building matters affecting Austrian federal states (Länder)
Dallas city government residents of Dallas, Texas
Dallas city government businesses in Dallas, Texas
Eurodollar time deposits country where the bank is located via predicate surface "regulatoryJurisdiction"
Senate
surface form: Alaska Senate
state law in Alaska
Baron of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten Heeze-Leende
surface form: Heeze
Baron of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten Leende
Baron of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten Zesgehuchten
Welsh Office (as primary source of Welsh-specific legislation)
surface form: Welsh Office
non-devolved Welsh public services (pre-1999)
Welsh Office (as primary source of Welsh-specific legislation)
surface form: Welsh Office
implementation of UK-wide policies in Wales
Federal Reserve Bank presidents financial institutions in their Federal Reserve District
Diocese of Hawaii Episcopal parishes in Hawaii
Diocese of Hawaii Episcopal missions in Hawaii
Diocese of Hawaii Episcopal chaplaincies in Hawaii
Board of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile internal administration of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington eastern counties of Washington State via predicate surface "hasTerritorialJurisdiction"
Diocese of Idaho Episcopal parishes in Idaho
Diocese of Idaho Episcopal missions in Idaho
Diocese of Idaho Episcopal chaplaincies in Idaho
Consell de Cent of Barcelona urban regulation in Barcelona via predicate surface "hadAuthorityOver"
Consell de Cent of Barcelona local taxation in Barcelona via predicate surface "hadAuthorityOver"
Consell de Cent of Barcelona defense and militia organization in Barcelona via predicate surface "hadAuthorityOver"