Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun legal_power

1 sense of legal power

Sense 1
legal power, jurisdiction -- ((law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district")
       => power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")