Sentence examples for given jurisdiction from inspiring English sources

The army was given jurisdiction over large parts of public space, including roads, bridges and universities.

He was given jurisdiction over a defined territory, and dioceses were divided into several archdeaconries.

Eight committees with almost 100 members were given jurisdiction over portions of intelligence.

a given jurisdiction publishes its future court decisions online in an acceptable format.

The C.S.E.A. has already unionized 7,500 of the 25,000 workers it was given jurisdiction over.

Because Clemens's testimony occurred in Washington, the District of Columbia prosecutors were given jurisdiction over the case.

Massachusetts was given jurisdiction over the Credit Suisse inquiry by the North American Securities Administrators Association, which comprises state regulators.

In the early Christian church, wandering bishops were a problem, primarily because some bishops were consecrated but were not given jurisdiction over a diocese.

The church did not merely receive grants of land, often uncultivated, to settle, develop, and make profitable; it was also given jurisdiction over its dependents.

This is correct: He can and he should recommend that the International Criminal Court be given jurisdiction for crimes committed in Syria.

This official would be given jurisdiction over 10% of the EU's budget, or roughly €10bn (£7.6bn), which would be diverted from other parts of the EU's existing income.