territory vs jurisdiction

jurisdiction vs territory

territory and jurisdiction both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of territory 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.

territory (noun)	jurisdiction (noun)
an area of knowledge or interest	(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

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