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ju⋅rid⋅i⋅cal

  [joo-rid-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the administration of justice.
2. of or pertaining to law or jurisprudence; legal.
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Also, ju⋅rid⋅ic.

Origin:
1495–1505; < L jūridic(us) (jūri-, comb. form of jūs law + dic-, base of dīcere to say, dictate ) + -al 1

Related forms:
ju⋅rid⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ju·rid·i·cal   (jŏŏ-rĭd'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to the law and its administration.

[From Latin iūridicus : iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots + dīcere, dic-, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
ju·rid'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

juridical 
1502, from L. juridicus, from jus "right, law" (gen. juris; see jurist) + dicere "to say, to speak" (see diction).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ju·rid·i·cal
Pronunciation: ju-'ri-di-k&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin juridicus, from jur- jus law + dicere to say
1 : of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge juridical question regarding trial>
2 : of or relating to law or jurisprudence : LEGAL juridical opinions can we discover any overriding rule —Brown v. Superior Court of Sacramento County, 655 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 1260 (1982)>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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