JURISPRU'DENCE, noun [Latin jurisprudentia; jus, law, and prudentia, science.] The science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice. The study of jurisprudence next to that of theology, is the most important and useful to men.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.