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jurisprudence (noun)

jurisprudence /ˌʤɚrəsˈpruːdəns/ noun

jurisprudence

/ˌʤɚrəsˈpruːdəns/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of JURISPRUDENCE

[noncount] formal

: the study of law

a professor of jurisprudence

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