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
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Japanese territory
Presidency of the International Criminal Court situations and cases under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
Piscataway Township Schools public schools in Piscataway Township, New Jersey
Secretary of the Air Force Department of the Air Force
President pro tempore of the United States Senate United States Senate via predicate surface "presidesOver"
Clay County, Missouri municipalities in Clay County, Missouri
Secretary-General
surface form: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
global maritime affairs within the IMO mandate via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter internal affairs of the Order of the Garter
International Criminal Court genocide via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
International Criminal Court crimes against humanity via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
International Criminal Court war crimes via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
International Criminal Court crime of aggression via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
United States Tax Court cases without a jury via predicate surface "hearsCases"
Scottish representative peers in House of Lords no specific territorial jurisdiction
Inter-American Court of Human Rights States parties to the American Convention on Human Rights via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
Inter-American Court of Human Rights States parties to the American Convention on Human Rights via predicate surface "canHearCasesBroughtBy"
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights via predicate surface "canHearCasesBroughtBy"
Province VIII dioceses in the western United States
Province VIII some dioceses in the Pacific
United States Lighthouse Service United States lighthouse districts
Surface Transportation Board freight railroads in the United States
Surface Transportation Board passenger rail service economic regulation where authorized
Surface Transportation Board railroad rate disputes
Surface Transportation Board railroad service disputes
Surface Transportation Board railroad line construction
Surface Transportation Board railroad line abandonment
Surface Transportation Board railroad mergers
Surface Transportation Board railroad acquisitions
Surface Transportation Board railroad line sales
Surface Transportation Board railroad line leases
Surface Transportation Board railroad trackage rights
Surface Transportation Board certain pipeline carriers
Surface Transportation Board certain motor carriers in limited circumstances
Surface Transportation Board transportation under the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act
Surface Transportation Board transportation under the ICC Termination Act
Glenrothes Development Corporation designated Glenrothes new town area
AOC-in-C Fighter Command Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire imperial documents
Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire imperial charters
Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire imperial diplomas
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces British districts of the Central Provinces
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces princely states under the Central Provinces agency (in varying periods)
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly New South Wales Legislative Assembly via predicate surface "presidesOver"
Chief of the Air Staff all Royal Air Force personnel via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Chief of the Air Staff all Royal Air Force operations via predicate surface "scopeOfAuthority"
Garter Principal King of Arms heraldic matters in England via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
Garter Principal King of Arms heraldic matters in Wales via predicate surface "jurisdictionOver"
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons debates in the House of Commons via predicate surface "presidesOver"
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States member states of the Organization of American States
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit civil cases via predicate surface "hearsCases"