jurisprudence
- the science or philosophy of law.
- a body or system of laws.
- a department of law: medical jurisprudence.
- Civil Law. decisions of courts, especially of reviewing tribunals.
Origin of jurisprudence
Examples from the Web for jurisprudential
Historical Examples of jurisprudential
Nevertheless the jurisprudential element is still but inchoate.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)Henry Osborn Taylor
There was a jurisprudential element in the early law of Rome.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)Henry Osborn Taylor
The mold of his mind was singularly judicial, and his career as a public servant shines through his jurisprudential service.
Makers and Romance of Alabama HistoryB. F. Riley
Every one can imagine the fine page now added to the Golden Book of jurisprudential festivals.
A Start in LifeHonore de Balzac
Negative doctrines of the State in the sense of jurisprudential skepticism are the teachings of Bakunin and Kropotkin.
AnarchismPaul Eltzbacher
jurisprudence
- the science or philosophy of law
- a system or body of law
- a branch of lawmedical jurisprudence
Word Origin for jurisprudence
Word Origin and History for jurisprudential
jurisprudence
1620s, "knowledge of law," from French jurisprudence (17c.) and directly from Late Latin iurisprudentia "the science of law," from iuris "of right, of law" (genitive of ius; see jurist) + prudentia "knowledge, a foreseeing" (see prudence). Meaning "the philosophy of law" is first attested 1756. Related: Jurisprudential.
jurisprudence
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.