ˌju̇rə̇ˈsprüd ə n(t)s, ˌjür- also ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
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Etymology: French & Latin; French, from Middle French, from Late Latin jurisprudentia, from Latin prudentia juris
1. archaic : knowledge of or skill in law
2.
a. : a system or body of law : a department of law
an exponent of sociological jurisprudence
Roman jurisprudence
— compare analytical jurisprudence , forensic medicine
b. : the science or philosophy of law
devoted himself to the study of jurisprudence
c.
(1) : the course of court decisions as distinguished from legislation and doctrine
a tendency that has become apparent in the jurisprudence of the American courts — Bernard Schwartz
(2) : the collected decisions of a court