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jurisdiction, administrative control
The authority to govern, manage, or administer a particular area or matter. Used for government agencies, police districts, courts, and organizational authority.
この地域は東京都の管轄だ。
This area is under Tokyo's jurisdiction.
管轄外の問題なので、対応できません。
It's outside our jurisdiction, so we cannot handle it.
厚生労働省が管轄する法律は、医療や労働に関するものが多い。
The laws under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are mostly related to medicine and labor.
USAGE:
管轄 is used in legal, governmental, and organizational contexts. It describes the scope of authority an agency or body has. Can be used as a する verb: 管轄する (to have jurisdiction over).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 管轄区域: jurisdictional area
- 管轄外: outside one's jurisdiction
- 管轄官庁: competent authority
- 管轄裁判所: court of jurisdiction
- 管轄警察署: police station with jurisdiction