Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give to each one that to which he is entitled. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of matters divine and human, and the comprehension of what is just and what is unjust.
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Jurisprudence
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/
Synonyms for "jurisprudence" (38 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
australian common lawcommon lawsconstitutional doctrine
Noun(4 words)
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Noun(9 words)
criminal statute case lawcurrent body of lawdoctrinefield of lawinterpretive frameworksjurisprudence schoolsjurisprudential theoryjurisprudentialismjurists
Adjective(2 words)
established body of lawicelandic lög
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Noun(14 words)
justicelawlaw doctrinelegal philosophylegal sciencelegal studieslegal theorieslegal theorylögfræðinomiaphilosophy of lawprecedentssupreme courttheory of law
Adjective(5 words)
legal disciplinelegal doctrinephilosophical jurisprudenceprecedent based lawswedish lag law
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11 entriesaccumulationaggregationassemblagecollectiondisciplinefield of studylawlegal doctrinephilosophical jurisprudencephilosophytheory of law
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10 entriesanalytical jurisprudencecomparative lawconstitutional lawcritical legal studieshistorical jurisprudencelegal positivismnatural lawnormative jurisprudenceratio decidendistare decisis
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6 entriesanalytical jurisprudencecase lawconstitutional jurisprudencelegal reasoninglegal theorynormative jurisprudence
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The jurisprudence on abortion is currently split in the United States, between those states that are trying to ban it and those states that are seeking to expand access.
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I'm not familiar with Canadian jurisprudence.
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Shariah is the broad collection of laws compiled over a thousand years of Muslim jurisprudence based on the Koran and its commentaries, the Sunnah or Hadith.
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