Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jurisprudence

2 senses of jurisprudence

Sense 1
jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy -- (the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)
       => philosophy -- (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Sense 2
law, jurisprudence -- (the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order")
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)