jurisdiction
/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən
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- 4 syllables
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- 3rd syllable stress
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- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ˌdʒʊərɪs - ˈdɪkʃən -> jurisdiction
Myanmar meaning
(n) တရားစီရင် ပိုင်ခွင့်။
Full entry
jurisdiction / dʒƱǝrÇs'dÇkʃn / n [U]
(က) တရားစီရင် ပိုင်ခွင့်။ The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats.
(ခ) စီရင်ပိုင်ခွင့်။ come within sb's jurisdiction ❍ be beyond/ fall outside sb's jurisdiction.
More examples
- [have jurisdiction over someone/something] : This court does not have jurisdiction over crimes committed in another state.
- [have the/no jurisdiction to do something] : The High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the appeal.
- [within/outside someone’s jurisdiction] : A crime which is outside the jurisdiction of the British legal system
- The system is used in several European jurisdictions, for example, Germany and Holland.
Synonyms
authority, control, influence, power, rule, command, sway, administration, arbitration, area, bailiwick, bounds, circuit, commission, compass, confines, discretion, district, domination, dominion, empire, extent, extent of power, field, hegemony, inquisition, judicature, limits, magistracy, might, orbit, precinct, prerogative, province, purview, range, reach, reign, right, say, scope, slot, sovereignty, sphere, state, stomping grounds, supervision, territory, turf, zone
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