jurisprudence vs judgment on the merits

jurisprudence and judgment on the merits both are nouns.

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

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