jurisdiction
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The reality is that the U.S. has thousands of election jurisdictions, with different rules, counting millions of votes.
Drones are often the first responders to a crime scene in local jurisdictions around the country, trailing a suspect from the sky until officers arrive.
If courts rule those contracts to be gambling, they would fall under the jurisdiction of state gambling regulators and become subject to state taxes and regulations.
From Barron's
“If one route closes, our clients interest tends to move into alternative funds or jurisdictions. What matters to them is the stability of the program and the country they are investing in.”
From Barron's
If ships are “stateless,” or flying a false flag of a nation, then they can be subject to U.S. jurisdiction, Baumgartner and other legal experts say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
