| 单词 | jurisprudence |
| 释义 | jurisprudence (once / 2770 pages) n You want a word that’s a whole mouthful? Try jurisprudence, the study and philosophy of law. You want to study jurisprudence? Get ready for law school, where you’ll find even longer, more troubling words. The Latin-based word jurisprudence is made up of two parts, juris "of law" and prudence which goes back to mean "knowledge." If you study law, you study jurisprudence. You can modify it to show a specific type of law, so you will find terms such as medical, human rights, Islamic or American jurisprudence. Sometimes the word is used as a collective to mean the legal world. This is a new issue that jurisprudence will have to deal with. WORD FAMILYjurisprudence: jurisprudential+/jurist: jurisprudence, juristic, jurists USAGE EXAMPLESThough sometimes seen as a maverick or gadfly, Rakoff is a meticulous, conscientious judge, with an extensive background in the jurisprudence of fraud. The New Yorker(Dec 12, 2016) “Justice Thomas’s humble beginnings, brilliant mind, and indelible contributions to American jurisprudence are nothing short of remarkable,” Mr. Cornyn said in a statement. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) And partisan gerrymandering, as opposed to racial decisions, is allowed under the court’s current jurisprudence. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1n the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do Syn|Hypo|Hyper law, legal philosophy contract law that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts corporation lawthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations matrimonial lawthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony patent lawthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents philosophy the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics 2n the collection of rules imposed by authority the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order Syn|Hypo|Hyper law administrative law the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government canon law, ecclesiastical lawthe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church civil lawthe body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation case law, common law, precedenta system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws international law, law of nationsthe body of laws governing relations between nations law of the landa phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process martial lawthe body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law commercial law, law merchant, mercantile lawthe body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence military lawthe body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel Law of Moses, Mosaic lawthe laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah) Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah lawthe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed statutory lawthe body of laws created by legislative statutes securities lawthe body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities tax lawthe body of laws governing taxation case law, common law, precedent(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions legislation, statute lawlaw enacted by a legislative body admiralty law, marine law, maritime lawthe branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc. hudood, hududIslamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
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