jurisprudence
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/
jurisprudence noun: the theoretical study of law.
Noun
jurisprudence (usually uncountable, plural jurisprudences)
- The theoretical study of law.
- Synonyms:
- legal theory
- Case law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.
- 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
- 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
jurisprudence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
jurisprudence in Hindi
- jurisprudence
- न्यायशास्त्र nyāyśāstra
jurisprudence in Tamil
- சட்ட இயல், சட்டவியல், சட்ட நெறிச் செயலாக்கம், சட்டம் சார், மருத்துவ நெறி
jurisprudence in Urdu
- jurisprudence
- اصول قانون usōl e qānun
jurisprudence in Bengali
- আইন শাস্ত্র, আইনের তত্ত্ব
More languagesFewer languages
- jurisprudence in Kannada
- ನ್ಯಾಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ನ್ಯಾಯತತ್ವ, ವಿಧಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ನ್ಯಾಯಪಟುತ್ವ
- jurisprudence in Tagalog
- palahatulan
- jurisprudence in Arabic
- إجْتِهَاد ʔijtihād, فِقْه fiqh
- jurisprudence in Indonesian
- yurisprudensi
- jurisprudence in Persian
- حقوقشناسی hoquq-šenâsi
- jurisprudence in Thai
- นิติศาสตร์ ní-dtì-sàat
- jurisprudence in Vietnamese
- pháp luật học, triết luật học, luật học
- jurisprudence in Myanmar
- ဥပဒေပညာ u.pa.depa.nya
Synonyms of jurisprudence
Forms of jurisprudence
| plural | jurisprudences |
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Origin of jurisprudence
Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).
Words formed from jurisprudence
Questions about jurisprudence
- What does jurisprudence mean?
- Jurisprudence means the theoretical study of law.
- What is jurisprudence in Hindi?
- Jurisprudence in Hindi is न्यायशास्त्र (nyāyśāstra). See Jurisprudence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jurisprudence?
- Jurisprudence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jurisprudence?
- Jurisprudence is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/.
- What is the plural of jurisprudence?
- The plural of jurisprudence is jurisprudences.
Words near jurisprudence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jurisprudence (page history and authors); न्यायशास्त्र (Hindi) (page history and authors); jurisprudence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اصول قانون (Urdu) (page history and authors); Jurisprudence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jurisprudence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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