Polyglot Dictionary

jurisprudence

/ʒy.ʁis.pʁy.dɑ̃s/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. case law

    • Le juge s'appuie sur la jurisprudence existante.

      The judge relies on existing case law.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cas

Cas is the general word for a case or instance; jurisprudence specifically means case law, the body of past legal decisions.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

antecedente

Close — case law relates to a precedent.

Practice

1 What does jurisprudence mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le juge s'appuie sur la ___ existante.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jurisprudence?

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