juridical
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the administration of justice.
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of or relating to law or jurisprudence; legal.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- juridically adverb
- nonjuridic adjective
- nonjuridical adjective
- nonjuridically adverb
- semijuridic adjective
- semijuridical adjective
- semijuridically adverb
- unjuridic adjective
- unjuridical adjective
- unjuridically adverb
Etymology
Origin of juridical
1495–1505; < Latin jūridic ( us ) ( jūri-, combining form of jūs law + dic-, base of dīcere to say, dictate ) + -al 1
Explanation
If you decide you're interested in a juridical career, it means that you want a job working as a judge or a lawyer. Use the adjective juridical to describe something that's connected to the law. You could describe a defendant in a trial as having a juridical advantage if all the evidence presented seems to be in her favor; the juridical result might be that a jury finds her not guilty. The Latin root of juridical is iuridicalis, or "pertaining to justice," which in turn comes from ius, "right or law," and dicere, "to speak."
Vocabulary lists containing juridical
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Example Sentences
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I could not, however, do the same with respect to the other two branches of political power: legislative and juridical.
From Salon • May 11, 2024
Francis told a Spanish newspaper last month that he did not intend to define the juridical status of popes emeritus, although he had previously indicated privately that a Vatican department could script such rules.
From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2023
He also doesn’t blame the juridical system for forcing him out.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022
“I am one of the very few, particularly in the media, who have long been impressed with the depth, learning and originality, and the juridical quality, of Clarence Thomas’s work,” Mr. Denniston said.
From New York Times • May 18, 2020
Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the exercise of philosophical acuteness or juridical research.
From Slavery and the Constitution by Bowditch, William Ingersoll
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