n. [ Gr.
n. [ Pref. dis- (Gr. &unr_;) + diapason. ] (Anc. Mus.) An interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; -- called also
prop. n. The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader
n. [ L. jurisdictio; jus, juris, right, law + dictio a saying, speaking: cf. OF. jurisdiction, F. juridiction. See Just, a., and Diction. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To live exempt
From Heaven's high jurisdiction. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
You wrought to be a legate; by which power
You maim'd the jurisdiction of all bishops. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Jurisdiction, in its most general sense, is the power to make, declare, or apply the law. When confined to the judiciary department, it is what we denominate the judicial power, the right of administering justice through the laws, by the means which the laws have provided for that purpose. Jurisdiction is limited to place or territory, to persons, or to particular subjects. Duponceau. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. LL. jurisdictionalis, F. juridictionnel. ] Of or pertaining to jurisdiction;
a. Having jurisdiction. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Improper diet. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To diet improperly. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably. [ Archaic ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To give a wrong direction to;
n.
n. Erroneous disposal or application. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make wrong distinctions in or concerning. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To divide wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Wrong division. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. trans- + dialect. ] To change or translate from one dialect into another. [ R. ] Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]