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Jurisdiction

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the official power to make legal decisions and judgments within a defined area
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Stage 1 of 2
iurisdictio
Latin · ancient
"the administration of law"
literally the speaking of law, from ius (law) and dicere (to say)
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Stage 2 of 2
jurisdiction
English · 1300s
"the official authority to apply the law"
settled as the English word for the authority to apply the law
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