审判权 (shěn pàn quán) — judicial authority; jurisdiction (the power to adjudicate legal cases)
Definition
Refers to the legal power to hear and decide cases — both the authority a court holds and the scope of cases it covers (jurisdiction). A formal, legal term, not used for everyday 'right'.
noun
judicial authorityjurisdiction (the power to adjudicate legal cases)
Examples
- 审判权。Fǎ yuàn yōng yǒu dú lì de shěn pàn quán.The court has independent judicial authority.
- 审判权。Zhè ge àn jiàn shǔ yú dì fāng shěn pàn quán de fàn wéi.This case falls within the scope of local jurisdiction.
- 审判权。Guó jì fǎ tíng duì zhàn zhēng zuì xíng yǒu shěn pàn quán.The international court has jurisdiction over war crimes.
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