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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective juridical has 2 senses
- juridical(a = adj.pert) juridic - of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
- juridical(a = adj.pert) judicial, juridic - relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge; "judicial system"
CIDE DICTIONARY
juridical, a. [L. juridicus relating to the administration of justice; jus, juris, right, law + dicare to pronounce: cf. F. juridique. See Just, a. , and Diction.].
Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to law; legal; as, juridical law. Milton. [1913 Webster]
"The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical construction, never dies."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
juridical, n.
1 of judicial proceedings.
2 relating to the law.
1 of judicial proceedings.
2 relating to the law.
Derivative
juridically adv.
Etymology
L juridicus f. jus juris law + -dicus saying f. dicere say
THESAURUS
juridical
actionable, applicable, authorized, competent, constitutional, critical, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory, judicial, judiciary, judicious, juridic, jurisdictional, jurisdictive, juristic, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful, lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licit, magisterial, rightful, sanctioned, statutory, valid, within the lawROGET THESAURUS
juridical
Jurisdiction
N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.
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