adhikaraṇa
Adhikaraṇa,(nt.) [adhi + karaṇa] 1. attendance,supervision,management of affairs,administration PvA.209. ‹-› 2. relation,reference,reason,cause,consequence D.II,59 (-°:in consequence of); S.II,41; V,19. Esp. Acc. °ṁ as adv. (-°) in consequence of,for the sake of,because of,from M.I,410 (rūpâdhikaraṇaṁ); S.IV,339 (rāga°); Miln.281 (mudda° for the sake of the royal seal,orig. in attendance on the r. s.). Kimâdhikaraṇaṁ why,on account of what J.IV,4 (= kiṁkāraṇaṁ) yatvâdhikaraṇaṁ (yato + adhi°) by reason of what,since,because (used as conj.) D.I,70 = A.I,113 = II,16 = D.III,225. -- 3. case,question,cause,subject of discussion,dispute. There are 4 sorts of a. enumd. at var. passages,viz. vivāda° anuvāda° āpatta° kicca° “questions of dispute,of censure,of misconduct,of duties” Vin.II,88; III,164; IV,126,238; M.II,247. ‹-› Often ref.:Vin.II,74; S.IV,63 = V,346 (dhamma° a question of the Dh.); A.I,53 (case),79; II,239 (vūpasanta); V,71,72; Pug.20,55; DhA.IV,2 (°ssa uppamassa vūpasama),adhikaraṇaṁ karoti to raise a dispute M.I,122 °ṁ vūpasameti to settle a question or difficulty Vin.II,261.
--kāraka one who causes dispute discussions or dissent Vin.IV,230 (f. °ikā); A.III,252. --samatha the settlings of questions that have arisen. There are seven rules for settling cases enumd. at D.III,254; M.II,247; A.I,99; IV,144. (Page 27)