judgment on the merits vs jurisprudence

judgment on the merits and jurisprudence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
judgment on the merits	Yes	No	No	No
jurisprudence	Yes	No	No	No

judgment on the merits (noun)	jurisprudence (noun)
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented	the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
	the collection of rules imposed by authority