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Jurisprudence

The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice.

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Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Philosophy 76% connected

Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes an…

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case law 76% connected

The body of legal principles established in decisions made by courts.

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civil law 76% connected

The branch of law dealing with private rights, obligations and disputes; the term also names a legal-system tradition.

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common law 76% connected

Law developed through judicial decisions and precedent rather than only through legislation.

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contract law 76% connected

The branch of law governing agreements and the obligations they create.

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Precedent 76% connected

Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.

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Derivationally related 6

Jurist 74% connected

One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law; a writer on civil and international law.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Jurist 74% connected

One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law; a writer on civil and international law.

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Justice 74% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practi…

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Justice 74% connected

The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practi…

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Law 70% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

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Synonym 1

Law 92% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Law 77% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

general 10% interchangeable

Jurisprudence is connected to law, but it names a particular institution, source, principle or purpose rather than replacing the word law in every sentence.

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