jurisprudent
jurisprudent adjective: understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
Adjective
jurisprudent (comparative more jurisprudent, superlative most jurisprudent)
- Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
- For if belligerent rights were worthy to be gravely discussed by conferences and commissions of very jurisprudent gentlemen, why shall not expectorant rights — never until now discussed or settled, but existing only in the great common or unwritten law of usage—be once for all clearly confirmed...1875 April, “Nebulæ”, in The Galaxy, volume 19, page 580
- 'Adieu!' he says, 'I am going to my tutor's lectures on one Puffendorf, a very jurisprudent author as you shall read on a summer's day.'1878, George Birkbeck Norman Hill, Dr. Johnson, His Friends and His Critics, page 82
- Pertaining to jurisprudence.
- By this, I wanted to point out how subtle and conscientious our judgment of jurisprudent ideas should be, and what kind of historic approach we have to cherish towards them.1985, La Mét[h]odologie du droit, page 97
- The jurisprudent psychology analysis is designed to ensure that the results of clinical and forensic interventions for each individual comport with the law's emphasis on principles of justice and fairness.2009, John Parry, Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony, page 51
Noun
jurisprudent (plural jurisprudents)
- Someone skilled in law or jurisprudence.
- Nobody should imagine that the fitness of the jurisprudent for rule raises him to the status of prophecy or of Imams because our discussion here is not concerned with status and rank but with the actual task.2013, Lawrence Davidson, Islamic Fundamentalism: An Introduction
- Both the official and the jurisprudent can make mistakes; they can go wrong.2017, Martin P. Golding, Legal Reasoning, Legal Theory and Rights, page 191
jurisprudent meaning in Tamil and Urdu
jurisprudent in Tamil
- சட்ட அறிவார்ந்த, சட்டவல்லுநர்
jurisprudent in Urdu
- فقیہ, ماہر قانون, قانون دان
Examples of jurisprudent in a sentence
- It is much more prudent and therefore also much more jurisprudent to endeavour to understand what really happens in law and legal theory.2018, Scott Veitch, Emilios Christodoulidis, Marco Goldoni, Jurisprudence: Themes and Concepts:
- “And you can't be drinking alcohol on the community stairs, either,” he added, very jurisprudent.2020, Alberto Rueda, The Moai who Dreamed of a Jukebox:
- According to Shaun McVeigh, the persona of the jurisprudent 'is presented in terms of dissent from the (major) jurisprudences of rationalist legal traditions and state authority.2022, Christos Marneros, Human Rights After Deleuze: Towards an An-archic Jurisprudence:
Forms of jurisprudent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more jurisprudent |
| superlative | most jurisprudent |
| Noun | |
| plural | jurisprudents |
Origin of jurisprudent
Compare French jurisprudent.
Questions about jurisprudent
- What does jurisprudent mean?
- Jurisprudent means understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
- What is jurisprudent in Tamil?
- Jurisprudent in Tamil is சட்ட அறிவார்ந்த, சட்டவல்லுநர். See Jurisprudent meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use jurisprudent in a sentence?
- It is much more prudent and therefore also much more jurisprudent to endeavour to understand what really happens in law and legal theory.
- What part of speech is jurisprudent?
- Jurisprudent can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near jurisprudent in the dictionary
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