JURISPRUDENCE


Meaning of JURISPRUDENCE in English

/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈpruːdns; NAmE ˌdʒʊr-/ noun

[ U ] ( technical ) the scientific study of law :

a professor of jurisprudence

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from late Latin jurisprudentia , from Latin jus , jur- law + prudentia knowledge.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.