| has gloss | (noun) in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
jurisdiction |
| lexicalization | eng: jurisdiction |
| subclass of | (noun) a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion |
| has subclass | (noun) the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
abbacy |
| has subclass | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
archbishopric |
| has subclass | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
archdeaconry |
| has subclass | (noun) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
bailiwick |
| has subclass | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
caliphate |
| has subclass | (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric, episcopate, diocese |
| has subclass | (noun) the jurisdiction of a justiciar
justiciary |
| has subclass | (noun) range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
turf |
| has subclass | (noun) the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
parish |
| has subclass | (noun) the jurisdiction of a patriarch
patriarchate |
| has subclass | (noun) in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
venue |
| has subclass | (noun) a district or province governed by a viceroy
viceroyalty |