jurisdiction

Example Sentences

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In October, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson authorized Barry Barnette, an elected solicitor from another jurisdiction, to review the handling of the case and consider criminal charges, citing alleged misconduct in the police investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

But critics contend that the scope of the blacked-out material makes it difficult to assess how authorities handled the case across multiple jurisdictions and decades.

From Salon

Currently, only one jurisdiction - Western Australia - has a cap on the number of legal firearms that a licence holder can have.

From BBC

“It also includes many who are under the jurisdiction or currently incarcerated by federal, state or local law enforcement partners.”

From Los Angeles Times

The coroner, Sophie Lomas, told the inquest that because Ms Hunt died in another country, she "does not have the jurisdiction to fully investigate what happened in that hospital".

From BBC