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jurisprudence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Latin iūs Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin prōvideō Latin prōvidēns Latin prūdēns Latin iūrisprūdēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin iūrisprūdentiabor. English jurisprudence Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The theoretical study of law.
2. (uncountable, usually) Case law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.
   • The concept of consent can be complicated, so much so that it is the subject of considerable jurisprudence and a formal definition in the Criminal Code. 2021 November 26, R. W. Elson, “R v Bear-Knight, 2021 SKQB 308”, in CanLII, retrieved 01 Jun 2022:
   • There is considerable jurisprudence to the effect that only the evidence that was before the initial decision-maker should be considered by the Court on judicial review. 1999 May 31, J. Dubé, “Chopra v. Canada (Treasury Board), 1999 CanLII 8044 (FC)”, in CanLII, retrieved 01 Jun 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

demosprudence · medical jurisprudence

Relateds

jurisprudent · jurisprude · prudence · jurisprudist

Synonyms

legal theory

Translations (69)

lad din (the theoretical study of law) · pt ciência jurídica (the theoretical study of law) · vi luật học (the theoretical study of law) · bg юриспруденция (the theoretical study of law) · fi oikeustiede (the theoretical study of law) · gl xurisprudencia (the theoretical study of law) · es ciencia jurídica (the theoretical study of law) · pl prawoznawstwo (the theoretical study of law) · ru правове́дение (the theoretical study of law) · fa حقوقشناسی (the theoretical study of law) · ia jurisprudentia (the theoretical study of law) · vi triết luật học (the theoretical study of law) · vi pháp luật học (the theoretical study of law) · da jura (the theoretical study of law) · io yurocienco (the theoretical study of law) · da retsvidenskab (the theoretical study of law) · es abogacía (the theoretical study of law) · la iuris prudentia (the theoretical study of law) · es jurispericia (the theoretical study of law) · uk юриспруде́нція (the theoretical study of law) · ru законове́дение (the theoretical study of law) · ka კანონთმცოდნეობა (the theoretical study of law) · uz huquqshunoslik (the theoretical study of law) · ca jurisprudència (the theoretical study of law) · it scienza del diritto (the theoretical study of law) · ka იურისპრუდენცია (the theoretical study of law) · ky укук таануу (the theoretical study of law) · ru пра́во (the theoretical study of law) · sv juridik (the theoretical study of law) · mk јуриспруде́нција (the theoretical study of law) · fr science du droit (the theoretical study of law) · id yurisprudensi (the theoretical study of law) · la iurisprudentia (the theoretical study of law) · fo løgfrøði (the theoretical study of law) · cmn 法律學 /法律学 (the theoretical study of law) · es derecho (the theoretical study of law) · th นิติศาสตร์ (the theoretical study of law) · cmn 法學 /法学 (the theoretical study of law) · cmn 法理學 /法理学 (the theoretical study of law) · uk правозна́вство (the theoretical study of law) · ko 법학 (the theoretical study of law) · az hüquqşünaslıq (the theoretical study of law) · ka სამართალწარმოება (the theoretical study of law) · pt jurisprudência (the theoretical study of law) · ka სამართლისმცოდნეობა (the theoretical study of law) · tl palahatulan (the theoretical study of law) · is lögfræði (the theoretical study of law) · kk заңтану (the theoretical study of law) · eo juro (the theoretical study of law) · bg право (the theoretical study of law) · ru юриспруде́нция (the theoretical study of law) · nl rechtswetenschap (the theoretical study of law) · sv rättsvetenskap (the theoretical study of law) · ka სამართალმცოდნეობა (the theoretical study of law) · nl rechtsgeleerdheid (the theoretical study of law) · it teoria generale del diritto (the theoretical study of law) · ar فِقْه (the theoretical study of law) · pl nauki prawne (the theoretical study of law) · ar إجْتِهَاد (the theoretical study of law) · sq jurisprudencë (the theoretical study of law) · my ဥပဒေပညာ (the theoretical study of law) · de Rechtswissenschaft (the theoretical study of law) · ja 法学 (the theoretical study of law) · ga dlí-eolaíocht (the theoretical study of law) · es jurisprudencia (the theoretical study of law) · kk құқықтану (the theoretical study of law) · pl jurysprudencja (the theoretical study of law) · it giurisprudenza (the theoretical study of law) · cy cyfreitheg (the theoretical study of law)