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juristic

American  
[joo-ris-tik] / dʒʊˈrɪs tɪk /
Also juristical

adjective

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


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of juristic

First recorded in 1825–35; jurist + -ic

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Before that they always preferred to remain scholarly and juristic.

From Economist Nov. 16, 2017

Other secondary sources of Islamic law are juristic preference, public interest and custom.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2011

The men were all of Big Business color, but of technical shade: practical, juristic, masters of concrete planning rather than grandiose theorizing.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a pia causa it was not necessary to confer a juristic personality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

In the study of law, the consideration of extra-juridical materials is called sociological in contrast to the strictly juristic.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

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