The legal power of authority of doing justice in cases of complaint; the power of executing the laws and distributing justice. Thus we speak of certain suits or actions, or the cognizance of certain crimes being within the jurisdiction of a court, that is, within the limits of their authority or commission. Inferior courts have jurisdiction of debt and trespass, or of smaller offenses; the supreme courts have jurisdiction of treason, murder, and other high crimes. Jurisdiction is secular or — ecclesiastical.

White, with a mixture of black. These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks.

White; hoary; as gray hair. We apply the word to hair that is partially or wholly white.

Dark; of a mixed color; of the color of ashes; as gray eyes; the gray-eyed morn.

Old; mature; as gray experience.

A gray color.

A badger.