WordNet
n. (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" [syn: jurisdiction]
Usage examples of "legal power".
It was recognized that government officials had the legal power to compel obedience by the use of physical force—.
But no one, not even Nicholas, had the legal power or any kind of power to halt the man whom the hostile, earlier voice from the audience had correctly called their pol-com.
Thus, in this fashion, she could reveal her hidden truth, thereby alleviating her acute mental conflicts, and her sufferings, attendant upon its concealment, and by another, as she has no legal power in the matter herself, be restored to freedom.
We are claiming that this court has no jurisdiction to proceed because the indicting body was without legal power to bring these defendants to trial.
Question him if you don't believe me, but be courteous, Charles has a low threshold for abuse and he has much legal power.