different between jurisdiction vs dominance

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

Etymology

From dominant +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?m?n?ns/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??m?n?ns/

Noun

dominance (countable and uncountable, plural dominances)

1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
3. (physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
4. (biology, genetics) The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.

Derived terms

• cross-dominance
• dominancy
• escalation dominance

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

dominance f (plural dominances)

1. dominance

Further reading

• “dominance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).