jurisdictional

[US]/ˌdʒuəris'dikʃənəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relacionado con el sistema judicial, referente al poder o autoridad para administrar justicia
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

jurisdictional authority

autoridad jurisdiccional

jurisdictional boundaries

límites jurisdiccionales

Real-world Examples

And our hands are tied by jurisdictional concerns?

¿Y nuestras manos están atadas por preocupaciones jurisdiccionales?

Source: Criminal Minds Season 2

That's right. There was a bit of a jurisdictional dispute.

Así es. Hubo cierta disputa jurisdiccional.

Source: The Good Wife Season 4

Jurisdictional issues aren't open for debate. Sorry.It's out of our hands.

Los problemas jurisdiccionales no están abiertos a debate. Lo sentimos. Está fuera de nuestras manos.

Source: Criminal Minds Season 2

We found that 60% of fires that cross jurisdictional or ownership boundaries ignited on private lands and moved into the national forest system lands; only 28% coming off the national forest system lands onto other jurisdictions.

Descubrimos que el 60% de los incendios que cruzan las fronteras jurisdiccionales o de propiedad se iniciaron en tierras privadas y se propagaron a los terrenos del sistema forestal nacional; solo el 28% provenía de los terrenos del sistema forestal nacional a otras jurisdicciones.

Source: PBS Earth - Climate Change

The relevant departments are organizing the marine radiation environment monitoring of China's jurisdictional sea areas in 2023, following Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated water, said the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Thursday.

Los departamentos pertinentes están organizando la monitorización del medio ambiente radiactivo marino de las áreas marítimas jurisdiccionales de China en 2023, a raíz del vertido de agua nuclear-contaminada por parte de Japón, dijo la Administración Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear del Ministerio de Ecología y Medio Ambiente (MAE) de China el jueves.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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