Jū'ris-pru'dençe, n.

n. [Lat. jurisprudentia, from jus, juris, right, law, and prudentia, a foreseeing, knowledge of a matter, prudence; Fr. jurisprudence, Sp. jurisprudencia, It. giurisprudenza. See PRUDENCE.] 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.

Medical jurisprudence, the science of the application of anatomy, physiology, and therapeutics, in their evident significations, to the determination of cases in law.