juridical
[ joo-rid-i-kuhl ]
/ dʒʊˈrɪd ɪ kəl /
adjective
of or relating to the administration of justice.
of or relating to law or jurisprudence; legal.
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Origin of juridical
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Example sentences from the Web for juridical
Fascism discovers sovereignty to be inherent in society when it is juridically organized as a state.
She was juridically the equal of man, having the same rights, with the same freedom of action, and being honoured in the same way.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine HartleyWe are told by Paturet that she was "juridically the equal of man, having the same rights and being treated in the same fashion."
The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition|Upton SinclairFurther, who can maintain that juridically the last war abolished ipso facto all the cessions of territory previously effected?
The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference|Emile Joseph Dillon
British Dictionary definitions for juridical
juridical
juridic
/ (dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to law, to the administration of justice, or to the office or function of a judge; legal
Derived forms of juridical
juridically, adverbWord Origin for juridical
C16: from Latin jūridicus, from iūs law + dicere to say
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