jurisdiction

Example Sentences

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California’s strategy so far has been to focus on onshore preparations within its jurisdiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Sauer also had to insist that unauthorized immigrants and temporary visitors owe allegiance to their home countries rather than the U.S., thus removing their children from his tortured definition of jurisdiction.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The government filed a motion to dismiss the case late last year, arguing that the federal court did not have jurisdiction over the matter.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1869, the women’s suffrage movement experienced its first victory: The territory of Wyoming became the first US jurisdiction to grant women the right to vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling