jurisdiction vs reign

jurisdiction

noun
  • 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. 

reign

noun
  • The exercise of sovereign power. 

  • The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. 

  • The period during which a monarch rules. 

verb
  • To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. 

  • To reign over (a country) 

  • To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule. 

  • To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition. 

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