Juridical

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Juridic \Ju*rid"ic\, Juridical \Ju*rid"ic*al\, 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. "This juridical sword."
     --Milton.
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           The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical
           construction, never dies.                --Burke.
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     {Juridical days}, days on which courts are open.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  juridical
       adj 1: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"
              [syn: {juridic}]
       2: relating to the administration of justice or the function of
          a judge; "judicial system" [syn: {judicial}, {juridic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 law
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  JURIDICAL. Signifies used in courts of law; done in conformity to the laws 
  of the country, and the practice which is there observed.