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''Law''. | ''Law''. | ||
The authority | The legal authority of a court to try cases and rule on legal matters within a particular geographic area and/or over certain types of legal cases. | ||
2. | 2. | ||
The geographical or other area which is subject to a particular legal system. | Similar legitimate rights enjoyed by law enforcement agencies, for example the police of a particular state. | ||
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The geographical or other area which is subject to a particular legal system or the authority of its law enforcement agencies, or more usually both. | |||
For example, a country. | For example, a country. | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 11 March 2015
1.
Law.
The legal authority of a court to try cases and rule on legal matters within a particular geographic area and/or over certain types of legal cases.
2.
Similar legitimate rights enjoyed by law enforcement agencies, for example the police of a particular state.
3.
The geographical or other area which is subject to a particular legal system or the authority of its law enforcement agencies, or more usually both.
For example, a country.
