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Territorial

Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.

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Jurisdictional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.

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Jurisdictional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.

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Regional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.

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Regional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.

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Sectional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local.

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Sectional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local.

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Guard 76% connected

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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Soldier 76% connected

One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.

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Dominion 74% connected

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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Dominion 74% connected

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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Soil 74% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

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Soil 74% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

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Containing whole 1

Militia 70% connected

In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and av…

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Dominion 66% connected

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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Exterritorial 94% connected

Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction.

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Exterritorial 94% connected

Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction.

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