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LEGAL POWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
Example:
courts having jurisdiction in this district
Synonyms:
jurisdiction; legal power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("legal power" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
