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2 definitions found 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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