jurisdicción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūrisdictiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xuɾisdiɡˈθjon/ [xu.ɾiz.ð̞iɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xuɾisdiɡˈsjon/ [xu.ɾiz.ð̞iɣ̞ˈsjõn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ju‧ris‧dic‧ción

Noun

jurisdicción f (plural jurisdicciones)

1. jurisdiction

   Synonym: competencia

Derived terms

• jurisdicción ordinaria
• jurisdicción voluntaria
• jurisdiccional

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: hurisdiksyon
• → Tagalog: hurisdiksyon

Further reading

• “jurisdicción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10