jurisprudence

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

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Recent Examples of jurisprudence Celebrating foundational British jurisprudence that cemented trial by jury and the rule of law seems pretty unwoke to this observer, although historians would quibble that the right to nature was more for the barons rather than the general population at the time. Carlton Reid, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 This reasoning mirrors Israeli jurisprudence decried by the U.S. prior to 9/11, some analysts note. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024 Such a liberal court could also create sanity out of the madness that is the current court’s Second Amendment jurisprudence, paving the way for Congress and the states to pass rational gun laws. Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024 Eager to extend the Warren Court’s liberal jurisprudence and fearful that his Great Society might suffer the fate of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives at the hands of conservative jurists, Johnson resolved to maintain the institution’s ideological bent. Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jurisprudence 
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Noun
  • Landlords must allow tenants to heat their homes to at least 67 degrees, according to Wisconsin law.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • To get money from the 2021 law, states and agencies must submit plans to an office run jointly by the Energy and Transportation departments.
    Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • Donald Trump appointed only two Black women to the federal judiciary during his first term.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Workplace shooting:Shooting at Texas USPS facility leaves 1 dead; suspect and victim were reportedly co-workers 'Whatever is necessary to protect the judiciary' The judge was not seriously injured, court officials previously reported.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Writing about life in Pottstown, PA, in the early part of the 20th century, McBride centers his book on Chona, an empathetic Jewish woman whose fierce sense of fairness and justice knits together the town’s Black, Jewish and immigrant residents.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This ongoing case adds to concerns about safety in the area, leaving residents hopeful for swift progress and justice for the victims.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Jurisprudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurisprudence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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