Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Jurisdiction (Executive)

Nouns
  • jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc
  • executive, commission of the peace
  • magistracy etc. (authority) Authority. judge etc. Judge
  • tribunal etc. Tribunal
  • municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty [Brit.]
  • lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable
  • selectman
  • police, police force, the fuzz [Sarc.]
  • constabulary, bumbledom, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle
  • policeman, cop [Coll.], police constable, police sergeant
  • sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, bedel
  • tithingman. press gang
  • exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor
  • cutcherry, department, secretariat. [extension of jurisdiction] long arm of the law, extradition.
Verbs
  • judge, sit in judgment
  • extradite.
Adjectives
  • executive, administrative, municipal
  • inquisitorial, causidical
  • judicatory, judiciary, judicial
  • juridical.