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territorial jurisdiction

territorial jurisdiction definition - legal

n

The geographical area over which a government or governmental subdivision has power.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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