Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the law and its administration.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the promulgation or dispensation of law; founded upon or according to the forms of law; relating to or concerned with administrative law: as, a juridical argument; juridical methods; juridical oppression.
- Subsisting in contemplation of law; of the nature of an abstract legal conception: as, a juridical person, or a juridical transaction (that is to say, a person or transaction legally supposed or conceived of to some extent irrespective of actual existence and of incidents and circumstances not recognized by the law).
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- adjective Pertaining to the
law orrule of law ,legal ;judicial , related to theadministration ofjustice (as tojurisprudence , or to the function of ajudge orcourt ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
- adjective of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
Etymologies
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Examples
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_Vyavahára_, may be called the juridical rules, embracing as well substantive law as the procedure and practice of legal tribunals.
Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya W.A [Translator] Montriou
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In all this the chief of the so-called juridical police, Bidet "Fauxpas, " played an important part.
My Life Trotsky, Leon 1930
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There remain still two other points of difference which require to be considered, namely the juridical condition, which distinguishes religious orders from congregations, and the rule.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Again I exclude all those compromises between abstract and experimental sciences which supply the whole ballast of the semi-sciences called juridical, political, and historical.
A Confession 1887
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In the case of the moral imperative, and the supposition of freedom which it necessarily involves, the law, the power (to fulfil it) and the rational will that determines the maxim, constitute all the elements that form the notion of juridical duty.
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics Immanuel Kant 1764
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Take the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which made it nearly impossible for inmates to sue prison authorities, and has put thousands of Americans beyond the reach of any kind of juridical authority.
Chase Madar: Guantánamo, Exception or Rule? All-American Justice for a Child Soldier at Obama's Gitmo Chase Madar 2010
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In 1999, however, federal courts began to allow hundreds of ATS suits alleging that a corporation -- a "juridical" person -- could also be an enemy of mankind.
Ben Kerschberg: Corporate Executives: Get Ready for a Billion Dollar Lawsuit Ben Kerschberg 2010
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In 1999, however, federal courts began to allow hundreds of ATS suits alleging that a corporation -- a "juridical" person -- could also be an enemy of mankind.
Ben Kerschberg: Corporate Executives: Get Ready for a Billion Dollar Lawsuit Ben Kerschberg 2010
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In 1999, however, federal courts began to allow hundreds of ATS suits alleging that a corporation -- a "juridical" person -- could also be an enemy of mankind.
Ben Kerschberg: Corporate Executives: Get Ready for a Billion Dollar Lawsuit Ben Kerschberg 2010
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In 1999, however, federal courts began to allow hundreds of ATS suits alleging that a corporation -- a "juridical" person -- could also be an enemy of mankind.
Ben Kerschberg: Corporate Executives: Get Ready for a Billion Dollar Lawsuit Ben Kerschberg 2010
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