Definitions For Jurisdictional

adjective

  • Restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction

noun

  • The power or right to make judgments about the law, to arrest and punish criminals, etc.
  • The power or right to govern an area
  • An area within which a particular system of laws is used

Is Jurisdictional a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
24
Words with Friends
30

The word Jurisdictional is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Jurisdictional in a Sentence

  • The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.
  • His attorney claimed the court lacked jurisdiction in this matter.
  • The matter falls outside the jurisdiction of this court.

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