juridical

[joo-rid-i-kuhl] Origin

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.
Also, ju·rid·ic.


Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin jūridic(us) (jūri-, combining form of jūs law + dic-, base of dīcere to say, dictate) + -al1

ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ju·rid·ic, adjective
non·ju·rid·i·cal, adjective
non·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·ju·rid·ic, adjective
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sem·i·ju·rid·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·ju·rid·ic, adjective
un·ju·rid·i·cal, adjective
un·ju·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb
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juridical or juridic (dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl)
 
adj
of or relating to law, to the administration of justice, or to the office or function of a judge; legal
 
[C16: from Latin jūridicus, from iūs law + dicere to say]
 
juridic or juridic
 
adj
 
[C16: from Latin jūridicus, from iūs law + dicere to say]
 
ju'ridically or juridic
 
adv

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juridical
c.1500, from L. juridicus, from jus "right, law" (gen. juris; see jurist) + dicere "to say, to speak" (see diction).
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