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Jurisprudential

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ju·ris·pru·dence  (jrs-prdns)
n.
1. The philosophy or science of law.
2. A division or department of law: medical jurisprudence.
[Late Latin irisprdentia : Latin iris, genitive of is, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + Latin prdentia, knowledge (from prdns, prdent-, knowing; see prudent).]
juris·pru·dential (-pr-dnshl) adj.
juris·pru·dential·ly adv.
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Adj.1.jurisprudential - relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
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He begins by distancing himself from the two positions that dominate contemporary American jurisprudential disputes: conservatives who adhere to the original meaning of the Constitution while eschewing the idea of a "living Constitution," and their liberal opponents who oppose them on both counts.
An unconvincing defense by Shain, Barry Alan / Modern Age
We need to pay grave attention to John Paul II's warning about idealized, unrealistic notions of marriage: "The concept of marriage as a reciprocal gift of the persons would seem to justify a vague doctrinal and jurisprudential tendency to broaden the requirements for capacity or psychological maturity and for the freedom and awareness necessary to contract marriage validly.
The companion to JP II & the theology of the body: Part I: a quarter ... by Tevington, Joseph / Catholic Insight
In fact, the US has a 100-year jurisprudential tradition of informed consent.
Vaccinations: why all the fuss? by O'Mara, Peggy / Mothering
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