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jurisdiction, jurisdictions
The extent or range in which legal authority or power is exercised. (1)
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appellate jurisdiction (s) (noun), appellate jurisdictions (pl)
An authority who rehears cases from lower courts: An appellate jurisdiction has the duty to alter, uphold, or overturn lower court decisions.
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