juridical
[joo-rid-i-kuh l]
- of or relating to the administration of justice.
- of or relating to law or jurisprudence; legal.
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Also ju·rid·ic.
Origin of juridical
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Related Words for juridical
justifiable, constitutional, legal, statutory, valid, authorized, permissible, proper, rightful, fair, legitimate, lawful, juridical, contractual, administrative, authoritative, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensicExamples from the Web for juridical
Contemporary Examples of juridical
That action upgrades the status of the Palestinian delegation to the UN, and could have other juridical consequences, too.
Historical Examples of juridical
He is a measurer of broad-cloth or a scribbler of juridical technicalities.
Odd VolumeVarious
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: DramatistCharles Mills Gayley
Its clearest differentiæ are juridical rather than economic.
The Value of MoneyBenjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
The peace, juridical or religious, of a world which acknowledged the sway of Rome.
RomeMildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
juridical
juridic
- of or relating to law, to the administration of justice, or to the office or function of a judge; legal
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Word Origin for juridical
C16: from Latin jūridicus, from iūs law + dicere to say
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