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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Jurisprudence

/jo͝orˌ-əs-pro͞od'-əns/ · Ju·ris·pru·dence · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/
01 n. The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administ…
  1. 1.
    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.
Phrases & compounds
Medical jurisprudence — that branch of juridical law which concerns questions of medicine.