jurisprudence

UK/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/US/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/

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Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. A course in jurisprudence.

It asks what law is rather than what any particular law says. Jurisprudence also means the body of decided cases in some European systems.

Definitions of jurisprudence

1nounjurisprudenceThe theory and philosophy of law.C2
“Jurisprudence was the paper everybody dreaded.”

jurisprudence is a study.

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The Latin parts are law — the same law that puts a jury in the room — and prudence, practical wisdom. Jurisprudence is the wisdom behind the law: not the rules themselves, but the thinking that explains why they are what they are.

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Where it comes from

Latin
iūrisprūdentia — expertise in the law
English, today
jurisprudence

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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jurisprudence in the wild

Deriving religious rulings from their sources requires the mujtahid (an individual who exercises ijtihad) to have a deep understanding in the different discussions of jurisprudence.
Fiqh
Scholars of general jurisprudence inquire into the question of what the law is.
Jurisprudence
Historically, the teaching of jurisprudence in common law jurisdictions has been separated from professional education in the law.
Jurisprudence
A madhhab refers to any school of thought within Islamic jurisprudence.
Madhhab
First, feminist jurisprudence seeks to explain how the law plays a role in maintaining women's subordinate status.
Feminist legal theory

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