system of jurisprudence

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• jurisprudence — ju·ris·pru·dence /ˌju̇r əs prüd əns/ n [Late Latin jurisprudentia knowledge of or skill in law, from Latin juris, genitive of jus right, law + prudentia wisdom, proficiency] 1 a: a system or body of law in the federal jurisprudence; esp: a body… …   Law dictionary

• jurisprudence — ► NOUN 1) the theory or philosophy of law. 2) a legal system. DERIVATIVES jurisprudent adjective & noun jurisprudential adjective. ORIGIN Latin jurisprudentia, from jus law + prudentia knowledge …   English terms dictionary

• system of laws — index codification, jurisprudence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Jurisprudence — For the jurisprudence of courts, see Case law. Philosophers of law ask what is law? and what should it be? Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social… …   Wikipedia

• jurisprudence — jurisprudential /joor is prooh den sheuhl/, adj. jurisprudentially, adv. /joor is proohd ns, joor is proohd /, n. 1. the science or philosophy of law. 2. a body or system of laws. 3. a department of law: medical jurisprudence. 4. Civil Law …   Universalium

• jurisprudence — noun Date: 1654 1. the science or philosophy of law 2. a. a system or body of law b. the course of court decisions 3. a department of law < medical jurisprudence > • jurisprudential adjective • jurisprudentially adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jurisprudence — ju•ris•pru•dence [[t]ˌdʒʊər ɪsˈprud ns[/t]] n. 1) law the science or philosophy of law 2) law a body or system of laws 3) law a branch of law: medical jurisprudence[/ex] 4) law the decisions of courts • Etymology: 1620–30; < L jūris prūdentia… …   From formal English to slang

• jurisprudence — /dʒurəsˈprudns / (say joohruhs proohdns) noun 1. the science or philosophy of law; legal theory. 2. a body or system of laws. 3. a department of law: medical jurisprudence. 4. Civil Law decisions of courts of appeal or other higher tribunals.… …  

• jurisprudence — ju|ris|pru|dence [ ,dʒurıs prudns ] noun FORMAL 1. ) uncount the study of law 2. ) singular or uncount the system of laws that exists in a particular place or that affects a particular area of activity …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jurisprudence — [ˌdʒʊərɪs pru:d(ə)ns] noun 1》 the theory or philosophy of law. 2》 a legal system. Derivatives jurisprudent adjective &noun jurisprudential adjective Origin C17: from late L. jurisprudentia, from L. jus, jur law + prudentia knowledge …   English new terms dictionary

• jurisprudence — n 1. law, science of law, Law. jus, legal philosophy; law writing, nomology, nomogra phy; Civil Law. court decisions. 2. body of laws, system of law, legal code, corpus juris, Law. digest, Law. equity; common law, statute law, international law,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder