How to Use jurisdiction in a Sentence

jurisdiction

noun

• The matter falls outside the jurisdiction of this court.
• His attorney claimed the court lacked jurisdiction in this matter.
• The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses.
• He was arrested in another jurisdiction.
• The next step in the case will be a hearing on the objections against the jurisdiction of the court.
  — Fox News, 7 Oct. 2022
• Booth said getting the two jurisdictions on the same page is key.
  — Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• The military stepped in to take jurisdiction over the case.
  — Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 9 May 2022
• The abuse took place years ago in places where the U.S. has no jurisdiction.
  — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2018
• But British courts had no jurisdiction over the events in France.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• But observers worry that the change in jurisdiction could be an ominous sign of things to come.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 11 Nov. 2020
• Prizes must be claimed in the jurisdiction where the winning ticket was purchased.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• The quantities will be based on how many adults live in each jurisdiction.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2020
• But any local jurisdiction can decide not to open as much as the state plan allows.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
• If there is a problem or abuse, where does jurisdiction lie?
  — Jim Salter, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
• The courts therefore did not have jurisdiction to hear the union’s challenge, the appeals court found.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2021
• Any potential charges would have to be filed in that jurisdiction.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2021
• The question of jurisdiction over the most senior claims is still in dispute and largely untested in court.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2021
• Jenny gets a call from an old flame that leads her and Cassie into a new case in a new jurisdiction.
  — Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2021
• Miller said the bond amounts set in Holloway’s two cases are within the norm for the jurisdiction.
  — Max Londberg, kansascity, 26 Oct. 2017
• The agency has law enforcement jurisdiction in the area.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2018
• Now that he has been personally served, the court has more jurisdiction on how to proceed with the case.
  — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2021
• All of those factors decide who has jurisdiction over this case.
  — James Brown, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022
• There’s a number of issues in a number of jurisdictions today that are raised about the value of the audit.
  — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2020
• But the Supreme Court last year ruled that the court that convicted him lacked jurisdiction.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
• Each task force has members drawn from all the committees with jurisdiction over parts of each issue.
  — Karl Rove, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022
• The cutoff time to buy a Powerball ticket varies for each jurisdiction.
  — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 5 Oct. 2021
• Few publicly raised questions at the time about whether the committee lacked jurisdiction.
  — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2023
• Anne Arundel is the state’s sixth largest jurisdiction.
  — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• Check with your local jurisdiction about where and when these programs are available.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2020
• Orr said that portion of the bill is related to a court’s jurisdiction in custody matters.
  — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024