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jurisprudence

[joor-is-prood-ns, joor-is-prood-]

noun

  1. the science or philosophy of law.

  2. a body or system of laws.

  3. a department of law.

    medical jurisprudence.

  4. Civil Law.decisions of courts, especially of reviewing tribunals.



jurisprudence

/ ˌdʒʊərɪspruːˈdɛnʃəl, ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdəns /

noun

  1. the science or philosophy of law

  2. a system or body of law

  3. a branch of law

    medical jurisprudence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

jurisprudence

  1. The philosophy of law. Jurisprudence implies creating a body of law and methods for interpreting the law, studying the relationships between law and society, and predicting the effects of legal decisions. In the United States, lawmakers, attorneys, scholars, and courts all take an active role in guiding jurisprudence.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • jurisprudential adjective
  • jurisprudentially adverb
  • ˌܰˈԳپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jurisprudence1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin jūrisprūdentia, jūris prūdentia “knowledge of the law” and used in the emperor Justinian’s law codes, published between a.d. 529 and 534. See jus, prudence
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jurisprudence1

C17: from Latin jūris prūdentia; see jus, prudence
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“Under current jurisprudence, I don’t think it’s entirely impossible.”

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The document said Islam was the religion of the president, as the previous constitution did, and Islamic jurisprudence was "the main source of legislation", rather than "a main source".

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It perfectly illustrated the thesis of your book, which is about how much the jurisprudence of the current Supreme Court is all vibes and grievance.

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Even worse, conservative jurisprudence has declared that corporations that accelerate such manipulative marketing are merely exercising the First Amendment-protected speech of self-governing citizens.

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One could argue that Whitaker spends a little too much time on relatively peripheral figures like Goldman, who did end up playing roles in both the cultural impact and jurisprudence strands of “Afterlife.”

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