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jurisprudential

jurisprudential

1 9.9
The study and ideas about law and legal systems
  • adjective
  • /ˌdʒʊrɪspruˈdɛnʃəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : jurisprudencial
  • Scholars gathered to discuss the latest jurisprudential theories in legal philosophy.
  • jurisprudential legitimacy
  • jurisprudential argument
  • jurisprudential concern

Examples

  • As it happens, this question is one of the most fiercely debated in jurisprudential circles these days.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The judge's decision reflected an important jurisprudential principle regarding the interpretation of laws.

  • Nevertheless, some of the most significant jurisprudential developments are worthy of a brief review. 1.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The underlying jurisprudential approach, however, is anything but new, dating in the modern U.S. tradition to at least 1947.

    Academic text (2016)
  • An important topic, however, has generally escaped scholarly and jurisprudential discussion.

    Academic text (2016)
  • But as the preceding jurisprudential history reveals, much of the heavy lifting had been accomplished by 1942.

    Academic text (2002)
  • But a current of practical and pragmatic judging is much in evidence in the jurisprudential thinking of the current justices.

    Academic text (1997)
  • There are other jurisprudential sources for Shari'a derived from the legal rulings of Islamic scholars.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The ascendancy of liberalism coincided with the rise of a "classical" mode of jurisprudential thinking.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The signal event in the jurisprudential evolution of arguments from consensus was Justice Harlan's dissent in Poe v. Ullman.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

nomological
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  • Formal
9.9

Relating to legal rules or the study of law

focuses on theory philosophy and science of law rather than legal rules
jurisprudent
vsjurisprudential
  • Formal
9.1

Knowing about law and the ideas that guide it

is about theory philosophy and science of law rather than personal knowledge

Surface Forms

jurisprudential positive

Morphology

jurisprudential = jurisprudence (transparent) = jurisprudence + ial

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'jurisprudence' with the suffix '-ial', and the meaning is directly 'relating to jurisprudence'.

Etymology

The word jurisprudential comes from Latin parts juris ('law') and prudentia ('knowledge' or 'care'). So, you can see juris in words like jurisdiction and 'prudence' means careful knowledge, and jurisprudential therefore means about the study or theory of law.