jurisprudence
See also: jurisprudencë
English
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Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
Proto-Italic *jowos
Latin iūs
Latin iūrisprūdēns
English jurisprudence
Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“expertise in the law”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/, /ˌd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Homophone: jurisprudents
Noun
[edit]jurisprudence (usually uncountable, plural jurisprudences)
- (law) The theoretical study of law.
- Synonym: legal theory
- (law) Case law, or the body of case law regarding a certain subject.
- 1999 May 31, J. Dubé, “Chopra v. Canada (Treasury Board), 1999 CanLII 8044 (FC)”, in CanLII[1], retrieved 1 June 2022:
- There is considerable jurisprudence to the effect that only the evidence that was before the initial decision-maker should be considered by the Court on judicial review.
- 2021 November 26, R. W. Elson, “R v Bear-Knight, 2021 SKQB 308”, in CanLII[2], retrieved 1 June 2022:
- The concept of consent can be complicated, so much so that it is the subject of considerable jurisprudence and a formal definition in the Criminal Code.
Derived terms
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[edit]the theoretical study of law
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References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “jurisprudence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“astuteness in the law”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]jurisprudence f (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “jurisprudence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ey- (life)
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)
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