JURIDIC: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Matching Terms: | | juridical, Juridically
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
- [adj] of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
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| Synonyms: | | judicial, juridical |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ju*rid"ic\, Juridical \Ju*rid"ic*al\, a. [L. juridicus
relating to the administration of justice; jus, juris, right,
law + dicare to pronounce: cf. F. juridique. See {Just}, a.,
and {Diction}.]
Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the
distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to
law; legal; as, juridical law. ``This juridical sword.''
--Milton.
The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical
construction, never dies. -- Burke.
{Juridical days}, days on which courts are open.
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