jurisdiction

jurisdiction (danh từ) nghĩa là thẩm quyền, quyền tài phán.

1. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.Quyền hoặc thẩm quyền giải thích và áp dụng pháp luật.
2. The power or right to exercise authority.Quyền hoặc thẩm quyền thực hiện việc quản lý, cai quản.
3. The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
4. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
5. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

• The case falls outside the court’s jurisdiction.
• Police officers have no jurisdiction in that district.
• The United Kingdom consists of three jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.