jurisdicción
/xuɾisdiɡˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
legal power
⚖️ jurisdicción = juris (law) + dicción (saying): the zone where law is spoken
From Latin iuris dictio, 'declaring of law'. Juris is law, dicción comes from dicere, to say. Same roots as English jurisdiction: the authority to say what the law is within a given area.