juridical

adjective

ju·​rid·​i·​cal ju̇-ˈri-di-kəl How to pronounce juridical (audio)
variants or less commonly juridic
ju̇-ˈri-dik How to pronounce juridical (audio)
1
: of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
2
: of or relating to law or jurisprudence : legal
juridically
ju̇-ˈri-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce juridical (audio)
adverb

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These groups worry that the law might lead to broad censorship of the Internet and create a precedent for more authoritarian regimes to further restrict free speech on the Web. Responses to the law have also highlighted the new problems of juridical accountability that global tech companies pose. — Heidi Tworek, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2017 With varying degrees of complexity, the legal, juridical, educative, and propagandistic structures that had been developed in Syria and Iraq were transplanted abroad. — Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin juridicus, from jur-, jus + dicere to say — more at diction

First Known Use

1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of juridical was in 1502

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juridical

adjective
ju·​rid·​i·​cal ju̇-ˈri-di-kəl How to pronounce juridical (audio)
1
: of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
raises a juridical question regarding trial
2
: of or relating to law or jurisprudence : legal
juridical opinions
Etymology

Latin juridicus, from jur-, jus law + dicere to say

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