Noun: jurisprudence ,jû-ris'proo-d(u)n(t)s
- The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
"Legal philosophy examines the nature and purpose of jurisprudence";
- law, legal philosophy
- The collection of rules imposed by authority
"the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order";
- law
Derived forms: jurisprudences
Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, philosophy
Encyclopedia: Jurisprudence