legal philosophy
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1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | philosophy, |
| definition | : | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | contract law, |
| definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | corporation law, |
| definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | matrimonial law, |
| definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | patent law, |
| definition | : | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
| definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jurisprudential, |
| definition | : | relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | judge, jurist, justice, |
| definition | : | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jurist, legal expert, |
| definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jurisprudential, |
| definition | : | relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws (adj.pert) |
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