different between jurisdiction vs airspace

English

Etymology

From Latin i?risdicti?.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?????s?d?k??n/, /d????s?d?k??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??????s?d?k??n/, /d??????s?d?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: ju?ris?dic?tion

Noun

jurisdiction (countable and uncountable, plural jurisdictions)

1. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
2. The power or right to exercise authority.
3. The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
4. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
5. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Synonyms

• (power or right to exercise authority): power
• (historical, UK): oyer and terminer, soc and sac

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• control

English

Alternative forms

• air space

Etymology

air +? space

Noun

airspace (countable and uncountable, plural airspaces)

1. (politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
2. (aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
3. (broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.

4. The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air.
5. (construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.

Derived terms

• dead-air space

Synonyms

• territorial sky
• jurisdictional sky

Translations

Anagrams

• AIPACers, airscape