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jurisdictional entity¶
person or organization who has jurisdiction
Clause: 3.4.3.7
EXAMPLE: A city government
Note 1 to entry: A jurisdictional entity assigns its authority to one or more rule-makers, which may be itself (e.g., the individual owner or a campus) or other divisions of the entity (e.g., police department, traffic department).
Note 2 to entry: In the case of a geopolitical jurisdiction, the jurisdictional entity is typically the recognized government for the territory; in the case of a campus, the jurisdictional entity is typically the landowner.
History note: Introduced in ISO/TS 14812:2025
Relationships for jurisdictional entity¶
| Property | Constraint |
|---|---|
| has | some jurisdiction |