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In July, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a case calling the state’s shutdown unconstitutional, saying it lacked jurisdiction.

Many, but not all, election jurisdictions use these barcodes on ballot envelopes, allowing both USPS and voters to look up the status of their ballot.

From Fortune

Poll workers are ultimately selected by the election commissioner of each county, depending on the needs of the jurisdiction.

From Fortune

Those decisions are made by local jurisdictions following internal investigations.

Concerns about teaching students in China online—or anywhere, when the course material involves China—amplified after Beijing imposed a new vaguely worded national security law on Hong Kong in June that claims sweeping extraterritorial jurisdiction.

From Quartz

The Charlottesville Police did indeed have jurisdiction over the Phi Kappa Psi house.

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

He said something that applies to cops of whatever race in whatever jurisdiction.

You are in the jurisdiction of the starostie, and I am grand officer of the crown, and grand cordon of the White Eagle.

The department has no jurisdiction over atomic energy secrets.

It's a certainty that they will be captured if they spend that money at any trading-post within our jurisdiction.

Thirdly, that great damages result because of the division of jurisdiction between the Audiencia and captain-general.

Was it to be still part of the Portuguese monarchy, with a separate supreme jurisdiction civil and criminal under the Prince?

Therefore, Bland concluded that Parliament technically had no jurisdiction over the American colonies.

The unusual political status of a city, completely independent of county jurisdiction, was originated at this time also.

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On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jurisdiction, such as: administration, arbitration, authority, command, commission, and control.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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