Juridically
(Ju*rid*ic*al*ly), adv. In a juridical manner.
Jurisconsult
(Ju`ris*con"sult) n. [L. jurisconsultus; jus, juris, right + consulere, consultum, to consult: cf.
F. jurisconsulte.] (Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a
jurist.
Jurisdiction
(Ju`ris*dic"tion) n. [L. jurisdictio; jus, juris, right, law + dictio a saying, speaking: cf. OF.
jurisdiction, F. juridiction. See Just, a., and Diction.]
1. (Law) The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try
criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or class of causes; as, certain suits or actions,
or the cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction of a particular court, that is, within the
limits of its authority or commission.
2. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the
power or right of exercising authority.
To live exempt
From Heaven's high jurisdiction.
Milton.
You wrought to be a legate; by which power
You maim'd the jurisdiction of all bishops.
Shak. 3. Sphere of authority; the limits within which any particular power may be exercised, or within which a
government or a court has authority.
Jurisdiction, in its most general sense, is the power to make, declare, or apply the law. When confined
to the judiciary department, it is what we denominate the judicial power, the right of administering justice
through the laws, by the means which the laws have provided for that purpose. Jurisdiction is limited to
place or territory, to persons, or to particular subjects. Duponceau.
Jurisdictional
(Ju`ris*dic"tion*al) a. [Cf. LL. jurisdictionalis, F. juridictionnel.] Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as,
jurisdictional rights. Barrow.
Jurisdictive
(Ju`ris*dic"tive) a. Having jurisdiction. Milton.
Jurisprudence
(Ju`ris*pru"dence) n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing,
knowledge of a matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See Just, a., and Prudence.] The science of