jurisprudence

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“astuteness in the law”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/, /ˌdʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/
• Homophone: jurisprudents

jurisprudence (usually uncountable, plural jurisprudences)

1. (law) The philosophy, science, and study of law

• jurist
• prudence

• “jurisprudence” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Borrowed from Latin iūrisprūdentia (“astuteness in the law”).

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.ʁis.pʁy.dɑ̃s/

jurisprudence f (uncountable)

1. case law

• “jurisprudence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).