juristic

[ joo-ris-tik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.

Origin of juristic

1
First recorded in 1825–35; jurist + -ic
  • Also ju·ris·ti·cal .

Other words from juristic

  • ju·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·ju·ris·tic, adjective
  • non·ju·ris·ti·cal, adjective
  • non·ju·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby juristic

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How to use juristic in a sentence

  • Every sentence, every investigation, every official act must satisfy the same demand as that made of the entire juristic science.

    Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
  • But a State, as a juristic Person, wants organs to exercise its powers.

  • (e) The stoppage of the official administration of justice, the abolition of all that is called juristic law and of its exercise.

    Anarchism | Paul Eltzbacher
  • In the past the Unions have very largely taken what might be termed a juristic view of their functions.

    Women in Modern Industry | B. L. Hutchins
  • At Bologna, the centre of juristic studies, Aurispa had but little success.

British Dictionary definitions for juristic

juristic

juristical

/ (dʒʊˈrɪstɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to jurists

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the study of law or the legal profession

Derived forms of juristic

  • juristically, adverb

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