Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jointure | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
jointure (noun) | jurisprudence (noun) |
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the act of making or becoming a single unit | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower | the collection of rules imposed by authority |