jurisprudencia

Definitions of jurisprudencia
  1. noun
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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    type of:
    filosofía
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
  2. noun
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    synonyms: derecho
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    derecho administrativo
    the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
    derecho canónico
    the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
    derecho civil
    the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
    derecho internacional
    the body of laws governing relations between nations
    ley marcial
    the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
    derecho mercantil
    the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
    derecho común
    (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
    legislación
    law enacted by a legislative body
    derecho marítimo
    the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
    type of:
    acumulación, agregación, colección, cúmulo
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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