Definition of JURISPRUDENCE

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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