Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence , noun
[Latin jurisprudentia; jus, juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a matter, prudence: compare French 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.
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Medical jurisprudence , that branch of juridical law which concerns questions of medicine.