jurisdiction English · revision 7750

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1267|origins=la iurisdictio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/, US /ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English jurediccioun, [[bor|fro|juridiction|t=administration of justice]], jurediction,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) and directly Latin [[m|la|iurisdictio|alt=jūrisdictiō|t=administration of justice]], from iūris, genitive of [[m|la|ius|alt=jūs|t=law, right]], and dictiō, a saying (see [[diction]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) from PIE [[ine-pro|*deyḱ-|alt=*deik-|t=to show, pronounce solemnly]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The administration of justice: 1267 in the OED;^(OED 1989) before 1325, in the ''Cursor Mundi'', in Barnhart.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The extent of administrative power, or the territory over which it extends, is from about 1380.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Power or authority in general is from about 1425,^(OED 1989) and the right of making and enforcing laws from the early 15th century.^(Etymonline) The medial s, as in jurisdiccioun (about 1390), comes from the Latin spelling.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) A court or series of courts is from 1765.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1267 – administration of justice.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1380 – the range of authority.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1390 – spelling with s.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * c. 1425 – authority in general.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1765 – a court.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The right and power to interpret and apply the [[law]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Authority or [[control]], or its extent.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The territory over which authority extends.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[jurisdictional]]

+ * [[jurisdictionally]]

+ * [[jurisdictive]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[jurist]]

+ * [[jury]]

+ * [[justice]]

+ * [[diction]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}