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jurisprudence

ju·ris·pru·dence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [joo r-is-prood-ns, joo r-is-prood-]
    • /ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈprud ns, ˈdʒʊər ɪsˌprud-/
    • /ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈpruː.dəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo r-is-prood-ns, joo r-is-prood-]
    • /ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈprud ns, ˈdʒʊər ɪsˌprud-/

Definitions of jurisprudence word

  • noun jurisprudence the science or philosophy of law. 1
  • noun jurisprudence a body or system of laws. 1
  • noun jurisprudence a department of law: medical jurisprudence. 1
  • noun jurisprudence Civil Law. decisions of courts, especially of reviewing tribunals. 1
  • noun jurisprudence The theory or philosophy of law. 1
  • noun jurisprudence law 1

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Origin of jurisprudence

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, jurisprudence is from the Latin word jūris prūdentia knowledge of the law. See jus, prudence

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Parts of speech for Jurisprudence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jurisprudence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for jurisprudence

noun jurisprudence

  • society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  • case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
  • charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.

Antonyms for jurisprudence

noun jurisprudence

  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
  • lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
  • breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
  • transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.

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