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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology,
jurisprudence, philosophy. --J. Warton.
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{Medical jurisprudence}, that branch of juridical law which
concerns questions of medicine.
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