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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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jurisprudence
n 1: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law [syn: {law},
{legal philosophy}]
2: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization
presupposes respect for the law" [syn: {law}]
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