The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
The power or right to exercise authority.
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
A form of government, or the government in power.
A division of a Mafia crime family, led by a caporegime.
A set of characteristics.
A period of rule.
Mode of rule or management.
A regulated system; a regimen.