Definition of jurisdiction for English Language Learners. : 1  the power or right to make judgments about the law, to arrest and punish criminals, etc. : 2  the power or right to govern an area. : 3  an area within which a particular system of laws is used.
The Grand Mound Development Plan (the Plan) is a. response to the rapid growth in the last several years. The Con-. federated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (Tribe) initiated this. planning effort at the request of Thurston County (County) to start. a community conversation and develop a vision for the future.
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,300-foot long and 3-foot high prehistoric effigy mound located on a plateau of a crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, Ohio, and is the largest surviving prehistoric effigy mound in the world. Resembling an uncoiling serpent, the mound is steeped in mystery and controversy.