jurisprudence
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9.3
- noun
- /ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdəns/
- Formal
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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.
- Instead, he devoted his life to jurisprudence and moral philosophy.
- Two people have really changed, you know, both the jurisprudence and the conversation about free speech.
- But Brian is Carl N Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School.
- A wonderful jurisprudence is being produced over the years by these treaty bodies.
- Our constitutional jurisprudence matters for maintaining the fundamental principles of our Republic.
- But that's our jurisprudence, that's our country.
- They're they're lay people who are not familiar with the mountains of, of, you know, of legal jurisprudence that are out there.
Examples
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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.
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Two people have really changed, you know, both the jurisprudence and the conversation about free speech.
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A wonderful jurisprudence is being produced over the years by these treaty bodies.
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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.
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So in American jurisprudence, if you can find an immutable trait, you'll receive all of these civil rights protection.
Synonyms
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6.6
The study of ideas and principles that guide judges' decisions
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7.5
A study of ideas about law and how it should work
How Interdisciplinary
- Specialized
- Formal
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9.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.