Answer:
The extent to which a court can rule on the conduct of persons or the status of things
Explanation:
It is defined as the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
"federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case"
synonyms: authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, ascendancy, hegemony, mastery; More:
the extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments.
"the claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal"
a system of law courts; a judicature.
plural noun: jurisdictions
"in some jurisdictions there is a mandatory death sentence for murder"