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jūris-dictĭo , ōnis (in tmesi:
I.“jurisque dictio,” Liv. 41, 9; and separately: juris dictio), f. 2. jus-dictio, administration of justice, jurisdiction.
I. Lit.: “jurisdictionem confeceram,” Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3: absolvere, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. Legal authority, jurisdiction, power: “ut sub vestrum jus, jurisdictionem, potestatem urbes subjungeretis,” Cic. Agr. 2, 36: “libera,” Suet. Calig. 16: “praetorum,” Gai. Inst. 1, 6.—
B. In gen., authority, control: “quae ruant urbes, quae oriantur, jurisdictio mea est,” it is mine to determine, Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 2; a place where justice was administered, an assize town (post-Aug.): “mediterraneae jurisdictiones,” Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 105.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 2.13.3
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.12.1
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 2.36
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41, 9
    • Seneca, de Clementia, 1.1.2
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