dominion vs jurisdiction

jurisdiction vs dominion

dominion and jurisdiction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dominion	Yes	No	No	No
jurisdiction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jurisdiction is a hyponym of dominion; that is, jurisdiction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dominion:

dominion: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
jurisdiction: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

Other hyponyms of dominion include administrative district, administrative division, territorial division, border district, borderland, march, marchland, city district, congressional district, development, enclave, palatinate, community, residential area, residential district, goldfield, mandate, mandatory, associated state, protectorate, possession, trust territory, trusteeship, British East Africa, British West Africa.

dominion (noun)	jurisdiction (noun)
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
dominance or power through legal authority	in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

Difference between dominion and jurisdiction

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