jurisdiction [executive.]

Roget category 965

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.5. Moral institutions

#965. Jurisdiction [Executive.]

noun

jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc — executive, commission of the peace — magistracy etc. (authority) 737.
judge etc. 967 — tribunal etc. 966 — municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty [Brit.] — lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve^†, constable — selectman — police, police force, the fuzz [Sarc.] — constabulary, bumbledom^†, gendarmerie [Fr.].
officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle — policeman, cop [Coll.], police constable, police sergeant — sbirro^†, alguazil^†, gendarme, kavass^†, lictor^†, mace bearer, huissier [Fr.], bedel^† — tithingman^†.
press gang — exciseman^†, gauger, gager^†, customhouse officer, douanier [Fr.].
coroner, edile^†, aedile^†, portreeve^†, paritor^† — posse comitatus [Lat.].
bureau, cutcherry^†, department, secretariat.
[extension of jurisdiction] long arm of the law, extradition.

verb

judge, sit in judgment — extradite.

adjective

executive, administrative, municipal — inquisitorial, causidical^† — judicatory^†, judiciary, judicial — juridical.

adverb

coram judice [Lat.].

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