juristic

American  

[joo-ris-tik] / dʒʊˈrɪs tɪk /

Also juristical

adjective

1. of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.

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juristic British  

/ dʒʊˈrɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to jurists

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

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Other Word Forms

• juristically adverb
• nonjuristic adjective
• nonjuristical adjective
• nonjuristically adverb

Etymology

Origin of juristic

First recorded in 1825–35; jurist + -ic

Example Sentences

He lamented that “everybody is seeking … juristic arguments to get fossils ‘nationalized’” rather than making international agreements to study them.

From Science Magazine

Before that they always preferred to remain scholarly and juristic.

From Economist

The old tradition could not easily be reconciled to a juristic notion from outside.

From Project Gutenberg

Orthodox theology and the juristic system associated with it, especially that of Carpzov, justified this assumption in what is called the episcopal system.

From Project Gutenberg

In law, the autonomy of the separate States permitted a variety of juristic experiment, the best results of which have been copied now in the legislature of Great Britain.

From Project Gutenberg