jurisdiction

Example Sentences

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ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin Islands, a jurisdiction that does not have mandatory data retention laws and is well outside the Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.

From Salon

The Texas federal court cited lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim against various defendants in its dismissal ruling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alberta Minister of Energy and Mines Brian Jean said at the conference that Canada is having “good discussions with Asia and different jurisdictions” about funding the pipelines.

From Barron's

He added: "Remember that these cosplayers have no more jurisdiction or legal authority than ordinary citizens."

From BBC

Government figures show around £93m of Jersey notes were in circulation at the end of 2025, with minimum print runs required "to achieve value for money in a smaller jurisdiction such as ours".

From BBC