juristic

Also ju·ris·ti·cal

[joo-ris-tik]

adjective

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

juristic

/ dʒʊˈrɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to jurists

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of juristic¹

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

In Göschel, at least, there was a thinker who imparted to jurisprudence a Christian character, and to Christianity a juristic construction.

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