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Jurisdiction

Meaning in public administration, with examples

/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən/nounCommon term

In public administration, jurisdiction means: The official power to make decisions or enforce rules in a particular area, subject or territory; also the area within which that power applies.

In Turkish: yetki alanı, yargı yetkisi, görev alanı

How it is used

Bodies have, exercise or lack jurisdiction over something, and a matter falls within or outside their jurisdiction. Used for courts, agencies and local authorities. In the plural, jurisdictions can mean countries or regions with their own legal systems.

Example sentences

  1. Street lighting on the motorway is outside the municipality's jurisdiction.

  2. The court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case.

Common collocations

  • have jurisdiction over
  • within the jurisdiction of
  • outside its jurisdiction
  • lack of jurisdiction
  • mandateThe official authority and set of tasks given to an institution or person, usually by law, which define what it may and must do.
  • administrative lawThe branch of law that governs how public bodies are organized, how they make decisions and how citizens can challenge those decisions in court.
  • delegation of authorityThe formal transfer of the power to make certain decisions from a senior official to a more junior one or to another unit, usually in writing and within set limits.
  • local governmentThe system of elected councils and their administrations that run services for a city, town or region, such as waste collection, local roads and parks.

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