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jurisprudentially

jurisprudentially adverb: in terms of jurisprudence.

Adverb

jurisprudentially (not comparable)

  1. In terms of jurisprudence.
    • Justice Scalia was clearly taking aim at the chief justice, openly mocking his much publicized goal of lowering the court’s temperature through unanimous and jurisprudentially modest decisions.2007 June 28, Linda Greenhouse, “Even in Agreement, Scalia Puts Roberts to Lash”, in New York Times

Origin of jurisprudentially

From jurisprudential + -ly.

Questions about jurisprudentially

What does jurisprudentially mean?
Jurisprudentially means in terms of jurisprudence.
What part of speech is jurisprudentially?
Jurisprudentially is an adverb.

Words near jurisprudentially in the dictionary

  1. jurisprudences
  2. jurisprudent
  3. jurisprudential
  4. jurisprudentialist
  5. jurisprudentialists
  6. jurisprudentially
  7. jurisprudents
  8. jurisprudes
  9. jurisprudist
  10. jurisprudists
  11. jurist

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