#965. Jurisdiction. [Executive.] -- N. jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc; executive, commission of the peace; magistracy &c. (authority) 737.
judge &c. 967; tribunal &c. 966; municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty[Brit]; lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve[obs], constable; selectman; police, police force, the fuzz [sarcastic]; constabulary, bumbledom[obs], gendarmerie[Fr].
officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle; policeman, cop [coll.], police constable, police sergeant; sbirro[obs], alguazil[obs], gendarme, kavass[obs], lictor[obs], mace bearer, huissier[Fr], bedel[obs]; tithingman[obs].
press gang; exciseman[obs], gauger, gager[obs], customhouse officer, douanier[Fr].
coroner, edile[obs], aedile[obs], portreeve[obs], paritor|; posse comitatus[Lat].
bureau, cutcherry[obs], department, secretariat.
[extension of jurisdiction] long arm of the law, extradition.
V. judge, sit in judgment; extradite.
Adj. executive, administrative, municipal; inquisitorial, causidical[obs]; judicatory[obs], judiciary, judicial; juridical.
Adv. coram judice[Lat].