Jurisprudence - Definition
jurisprudence
n 1: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the
principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
[syn: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy]
2: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization
presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for
jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn:
law, jurisprudence]