ju·ris·pru·dence (j r  s-pr d ns)n. 1. The philosophy or science of law. 2. A division or department of law: medical jurisprudence. [Late Latin i  risprdentia : Latin iris, genitive of is, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + Latin prdentia, knowledge (from prd ns, prdent-, knowing; see prudent).]ju ris·pru·dential (-pr-d nsh l) adj.ju ris·pru·dential·ly adv. |
jurisprudence [ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdəns]
n
1. (Law) the science or philosophy of law
2. (Law) a system or body of law
3. (Law) a branch of law medical jurisprudence
[from Latin jūris prūdentia; see jus, prudence]
jurisprudential [ˌdʒʊərɪspruːˈdɛnʃəl] adj
jurisprudentially adv
jurisprudence
1. law as a science or philosophy.
2. a system of laws or a particular branch of law. — jurisprudent, adj.
See also: Law
2. a system of laws or a particular branch of law. — jurisprudent, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | jurisprudence - the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics contract law - that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts corporation law - that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations matrimonial law - that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony patent law - that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents |
| 2. | jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law award, awarding - a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" appointment - (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment" remit, remitment, remission - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) novation - (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another disbarment - the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law chance-medley - an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense derogation - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed" recission, rescission - (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; "recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent" abatement of a nuisance, nuisance abatement - (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance production - (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" practice of law, law - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" law practice - the practice of law civil wrong, tort - (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought juvenile delinquency, delinquency - an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages" criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty barratry - the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels champerty - an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty" criminal maintenance, maintenance - the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit" false pretence, false pretense - (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation resisting arrest - physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest sedition - an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault - a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" kidnapping, snatch - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment actual possession - (law) immediate and direct physical control over property constructive possession - (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it |
Translations
jurisprudence
n jurisprudence [dʒuərisˈpruːdəns]
the science of law. geregtelikheid, juristery, reg عِلْم الفِقْه، عِلْم القانون право právní věda retslære die Rechtswissenschaft νομική επιστήμη, νομολογία jurisprudencia õigusteadus علم حقوق oikeustiede jurisprudence תוֹרָת הַמִשפָּטִים न्यायशास्त्र pravoslovlje jogtudomány ilmu hukum lögfræði; lögvísi, lögspeki giurisprudenza 法律学 법학 jurisprudencija, teisės mokslas jurisprudence, tiesību zinātne jurisprudens rechtswetenschap rettsvitenskap/-lære prawoznawstwo jurisprudência jurisprudenţă юриспруденция právna veda pravoznanstvo nauka o pravu rättsvetenskap ศาสตร์เกี่ยวกับกฎหมาย; นิติศาสตร์ hukuk bilimi 法學 юриспруденція, правознавство علم یا فلسفئہ قانون luật học 法学
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|