subject territory

  • 1territory — ter·ri·to·ry / ter ə ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries 1: a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority 2: a political subdivision of a country 3: a part of the U.S. (as Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands) not included… …

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  • 2Subject-matter jurisdiction — is the authority of a court to hear cases of a particular type or cases relating to a specific subject matter. For instance, bankruptcy court has the authority to only hear bankruptcy cases.Subject matter jurisdiction must be distinguished from… …

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  • 3territory —    by Kylie Message   In A Thousand Plateaus, Deleuze and Guattari privilege ideas of spatiality (evidenced by the privileged term of plateau ) and the geographies and cartographies of movement, presenting these as an informal antidote to history …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 4territory —    by Kylie Message   In A Thousand Plateaus, Deleuze and Guattari privilege ideas of spatiality (evidenced by the privileged term of plateau ) and the geographies and cartographies of movement, presenting these as an informal antidote to history …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 5subject — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. topic, theme; matter; liege, vassal, citizen. See grammar, thought, servant, teaching. v. t. reduce, control, restrain, tame; treat, expose. See subjection, thought. adj. liable, conditioned (upon).… …

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  • 6Territory of Hawaii — Infobox Former Subdivision native name = conventional long name = Territory of Hawaiokinai common name = Hawaii nation = the United States subdivision = Organized incorporated territory| event start = Annexed by the US date start = July 4 year… …

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  • 7territory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. region, district; possession; kingdom, state, realm, province; jurisdiction; field, ground. See knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A specified area] Syn. region, township, empire; see area 2 . 2. [An… …

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  • 8territory — An area, especially one of significance from a particular aspect, as in the case of a salesman s territory or of good hunting territory. A region which, although not a state, has an organized system of government. People of Porto Rico v Rosaly y… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 9subject — I. noun Etymology: Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject,… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10territory — A part of a country separated from the rest, and subject to a particular jurisdiction. Geographical area under the jurisdiction of another country or sovereign power. A portion of the United States, not within the limits of any state, which has… …

    Black's law dictionary