juridical

[joo-rid-i-kuh l]

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adjective

of or relating to the administration of justice.
of or relating to law or jurisprudence; legal.

Also ju·rid·ic.

Origin of juridical

1495–1505; < Latin jūridic(us) (jūri-, combining form of jūs law + dic-, base of dīcere to say, dictate) + -al¹

Related formsju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ju·rid·ic, adjectivenon·ju·rid·i·cal, adjectivenon·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·ju·rid·ic, adjectivesem·i·ju·rid·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ju·rid·ic, adjectiveun·ju·rid·i·cal, adjectiveun·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for juridical

Contemporary Examples

That action upgrades the status of the Palestinian delegation to the UN, and could have other juridical consequences, too.
Surprisingly Conciliatory Words from Mahmoud Abbas
David Frum
December 1, 2012

Historical Examples

He is a measurer of broad-cloth or a scribbler of juridical technicalities.
Odd Volume
Various
We are struck next by the universality of his juridical attainments.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 1 (of 20)
Charles Sumner
And for a young man of his temperament the atmosphere was as poetic as juridical.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist
Charles Mills Gayley
Its clearest differentiæ are juridical rather than economic.
The Value of Money
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
The peace, juridical or religious, of a world which acknowledged the sway of Rome.
Rome
Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

British Dictionary definitions for juridical

juridical

juridic

adjective

of or relating to law, to the administration of justice, or to the office or function of a judge; legal

Derived Formsjuridically, adverb

Word Origin

C16: from Latin jūridicus, from iūs law + dicere to say

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Word Origin and History for juridical

adj.

c.1500, from Latin iuridicalis "relating to right; pertaining to justice," from iuridicus, from ius "right, law" (genitive iuris; see jurist) + dicere "to say, to speak" (see diction). Related: Juridically.

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Examples from the Web for juridical

Contemporary Examples

That action upgrades the status of the Palestinian delegation to the UN, and could have other juridical consequences, too.

Historical Examples

He is a measurer of broad-cloth or a scribbler of juridical technicalities.

We are struck next by the universality of his juridical attainments.

And for a young man of his temperament the atmosphere was as poetic as juridical.

Its clearest differentiæ are juridical rather than economic.

The peace, juridical or religious, of a world which acknowledged the sway of Rome.

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Word Origin and History for juridical

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Origin of juridical