jurisprudence

---

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/, /ˌd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/

Noun

jurisprudence (uncountable)

1. (legal) The theoretical study of law.

   Synonyms: legal theory

2. (legal) Case law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.

Related terms

• prudence
• jurisprude
• jurisprudent
• jurisprudist

Translations

• French: science du droit
• German: Rechtswissenschaft
• Italian: giurisprudenza, scienza del diritto
• Portuguese: ciência jurídica, jurisprudência
• Russian: законове́дение
• Spanish: jurisprudencia

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.001