jurisdiction

la jurisdicción

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jurisdiction(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. la jurisdicción

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The police were told that the investigation fell under federal jurisdiction.Le dijeron a la policía que la investigación estaba en jurisdicción federal.

b. la competencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I'm sorry, but that's not in my jurisdiction. You'll have to take that up with human resources.Lo siento, pero eso no es de mi competencia. Se lo tendrá que plantear a recursos humanos.

jurisdiction

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la jurisdicción

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to have jurisdiction overtener jurisdicción sobre

within or under the jurisdiction of…bajo la jurisdicción de…

jurisdiction [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən]

noun

jurisdicción (f)

it falls or comes within our jurisdiction entra dentro de nuestra jurisdicción; es de nuestra competencia; it falls or comes outside our jurisdiction se sale de nuestra jurisdicción; no es de nuestra competencia

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