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Conviction :: Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..

Patriarchate :: Patriarchate (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch..

Transmigrate :: Transmigrate (v. i.) To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate..

Seneschalship :: Seneschalship (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a seneschal..

Jurisdiction :: "Jurisdiction (a.) The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its authority or commission..

Castellany :: Castellany (n.) The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.

Consulate :: Consulate (n.) The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.

Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..

Leetman :: Leetman (n.) One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.

Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies..

Exterritoriality :: Exterritoriality (n.) The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits.

Principality :: Principality (n.) The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales..

Pastorate :: Pastorate (n.) The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor..

Constablery :: Constablery (n.) The district or jurisdiction of a constable.

Eparchy :: Eparchy (n.) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese..

Paramount :: Paramount (a.) Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty..

Pashalic :: Pashalic (n.) The jurisdiction of a pasha.

Electorate :: Electorate (n.) The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire..

Probate :: Probate (n.) The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.

Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

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