DictionaryRoot: dictio
Latin
dictio
a saying
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noun
jurisdiction
joor-is-DIK-shun/ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn/
The recognized scope of a governing authority's legal power.
Etymology
Literally a “saying of the law,” the word first referred to administering justice. It then came to mean the authority to do so and the territory or matters over which that authority extends.