jurisprudence

as in law
formal the study of law a professor of jurisprudence

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Recent Examples of jurisprudence The change would allow for the application of the provisions of Islamic Shia or Sunni sects, and thereafter the Sharia jurisprudence would apply to the relevant individuals in all personal status matters. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Because of all this, topline numbers alone don't give a full picture of how Biden's judicial picks stack up against those of his predecessors, or what their impact on federal jurisprudence may be. Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025 The Lone Star State is no longer an upstart, but rather a leading exporter of conservative policy and jurisprudence. The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024 The Supreme Court’s decision on the TikTok case will likely have a lasting impact on both First Amendment jurisprudence and the future regulation of other foreign companies, both in tech and beyond it. Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jurisprudence
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Noun
  • This law set the nationwide dates of daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October.
    Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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  • Read more Donald Trump suffers legal setback over transgender order Donald Trump's multiple legal setbacks Donald Trump suffers triple legal blow in just 90 minutes Who will win In Donald Trump and judiciary's power battle?
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But the clerk in Alaska never used the judiciary's internal system to report the judge.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These days, Chief Justice Roberts said in 2019, the justices have to take pains to applaud only very occasionally.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The justices will decide whether the case can move forward under an exception in the law.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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