Jurisprudence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jurisprudence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Jurisprudence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jurisprudence n the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do Synonym(s): jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" Synonym(s): law, jurisprudence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jurisprudence \Ju`ris*pru"dence\, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See {Just}, a., and {Prudence}.] The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice. The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology, jurisprudence, philosophy. -- J. Warton. {Medical jurisprudence}, that branch of juridical law which concerns questions of medicine.