jurisprudence
Meanings
Plural: jurisprudences
Noun
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
- The theoretical study of law.
- Case law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).
Synonyms
law, legal philosophy, legal theory
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