Beylic vs. Jurisdiction

Beylicnoun

The territory under the jurisdiction of a bey.

Beylicnoun

The territory ruled by a bey.

Jurisdictionnoun

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

Jurisdictionnoun

The power or right to exercise authority.

Jurisdictionnoun

The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.

Jurisdictionnoun

The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.

Jurisdictionnoun

The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Jurisdictionnoun

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission.

Jurisdictionnoun

The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority.

Jurisdictionnoun

Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a government or a court has authority.

Jurisdictionnoun

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law;

Jurisdictionnoun

in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'declaration') is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice, as defined by the kind of case, and the location of the issue (its situs). In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels.