Jurisdiction in Malayalam

Jurisdiction is അധികാരപരിധി (adhikaraparidhi) in Malayalam, literally the circle or limit of authority. It is used of courts, officers and offices, wherever the reach of power has to be marked out.

Most common translation

അധികാരപരിധി (adhikaraparidhi)

Jurisdiction, limit of authority, range of authority.

ഈ പരാതി ഞങ്ങളുടെ അധികാരപരിധിയിൽ വരുന്നില്ല.

ee paraathi njangalude adhikaraparidhiyil varunnilla.

This complaint does not come within our jurisdiction.

Dictionary entry

The one option is a formal compound, at home in legal and administrative writing rather than conversation.

Common questions

How do you say jurisdiction in Malayalam?

It is അധികാരപരിധി (adhikaraparidhi).

Does it mean a territory or a power?

Both ideas are present, since it is the range within which authority holds.