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jurisprudence

jurisprudence

22 9.3
The study of law and the ideas behind it
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdəns/
  • Formal
translation icon : teoría del derecho
  • The study of jurisprudence helps us understand how laws are created and enforced.
  • constitutional jurisprudence
  • American jurisprudence
  • Islamic jurisprudence

Instead, he devoted his life to jurisprudence and moral philosophy.

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Examples

  • Our Establishment Clause jurisprudence should remain flexible enough to handle such situations when they arise.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Our constitutional jurisprudence matters for maintaining the fundamental principles of our Republic.

  • Two people have really changed, you know, both the jurisprudence and the conversation about free speech.

  • A wonderful jurisprudence is being produced over the years by these treaty bodies.

  • In the history of American jurisprudence, jury consultants are a relatively new animal.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • A constant theme of his jurisprudence was protection of the less powerful.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In other words, American criminal jurisprudence is firmly rooted in the concept of individual free will.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Studies of constitutional law, legal doctrine, or jurisprudence are not, for purposes of this article, judicial politics studies.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But Brian is Carl N Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School.

  • So in American jurisprudence, if you can find an immutable trait, you'll receive all of these civil rights protection.

Synonyms

law
vsjurisprudence
284 6.6

The study of ideas and principles that guide judges' decisions

is the alternative formal name used for the same field
legal philosophy
vsjurisprudence
1 7.5

A study of ideas about law and how it should work

is broader, covering scientific study of legal principles and systems as well

How Interdisciplinary

sociolegal
  • Specialized
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jurisprudence
  • Formal
22 9.3

Surface Forms

jurisprudence singular

Morphology

jurisprudence = prudence (semi-transparent) = juris + prudence

The element 'juris' is a Latin combining form meaning 'law' and is not a productive standalone English prefix, so the learned legal term is somewhat technical for average learners.

Etymology

The word jurisprudence comes from juris meaning 'law', a part you see in justice and jury, and prudence meaning 'careful judgment'. So, jurisprudence is the careful study and theory of law.