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 juridical law; the knowledge of
the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community,
necessary for the due administration of justice.
The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology,
jurisprudence, philosophy.
J. Warton.
Medical jurisprudence, that branch of
juridical law which concerns questions of medicine.