# jurisdictive

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. jurisdictional

## Etymology
From jurisdict(ion) + -ive, on analogy of administration, administrative, and the like. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that adjectives in -ive are properly formed on verbs and that there is no Latin *jūrisdīcere.

## Source
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