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neurolaw

neurolaw noun: an emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.

Noun

neurolaw (uncountable)

  1. An emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.
    • The extent of that revolution is hotly debated, but the influence of what some call neurolaw is clearly growing.2007 March 11, Jeffrey Rosen, “The Brain on the Stand”, in New York Times

Origin of neurolaw

From neuro- + law.

Questions about neurolaw

What does neurolaw mean?
Neurolaw means an emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.
What part of speech is neurolaw?
Neurolaw is a noun.

Words near neurolaw in the dictionary

  1. neurokinin
  2. neurokinins
  3. neurol
  4. neurol.
  5. neurolathyrism
  6. neurolaw
  7. neurolawyer
  8. neurolawyers
  9. neurolemma
  10. neurolemmal
  11. neurolemmas

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