jurisprudence

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jurisprudence

/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/
/ˌd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/

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Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).

noun jurisprudences

uncountable, usually The theoretical study of law.
Similar: legal theory
uncountable, usually 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.

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Closest in meaning: law, legal philosophy, legal, jurisdiction, judiciary, judicial, caselaw, justice, adjudication, legislation, lawmaking, judgement, judgment, ruling, practice, precedent

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noun the theoretical study of law

Español	jurisprudencia, derecho, jurispericia, abogacía, ciencia jurídica
한국어	법학 beophak
日本語	法学 hōgaku
中文	法學 /法学 fǎxué, 法律學 /法律学 fǎlǜxué, 法理學 /法理学 fǎlǐxué
Português	ciência jurídica, jurisprudência
Français	science du droit
Deutsch	Rechtswissenschaft
Italiano	giurisprudenza, scienza del diritto, teoria generale del diritto
Русский	законове́дение zakonovédenije, пра́во právo, правове́дение pravovédenije, юриспруде́нция jurisprudéncija
Tiếng Việt	pháp luật học, triết luật học, luật học
العربية	إجْتِهَاد ʔijtihād, فِقْه fiqh

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@misc{jurisprudence_2026,
  title = {jurisprudence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jurisprudence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}