Definitions of jurisprudence

1. the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

2. The science of law; system of laws of a country.

3. The science or knowledge of law.

4. A system of laws.

5. The science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state of community, necessary for the due administration of justice.

6. The science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men; medical jurisprudence, the application of medical science to the determination of cases in law.

7. the collection of rules imposed by authority; " civilization presupposes respect for the law"; " the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"