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jurisprudence vs law of the land

law of the land vs jurisprudence

jurisprudence and law of the land both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jurisprudence Yes No No No
law of the land Yes No No No
As nouns, law of the land is a hyponym of jurisprudence; that is, law of the land is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jurisprudence:
  • jurisprudence: the collection of rules imposed by authority
  • law of the land: a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process
Other hyponyms of jurisprudence include administrative law, canon law, ecclesiastical law, civil law, case law, common law, precedent, international law, law of nations, martial law, commercial law, law merchant, mercantile law, military law, Law of Moses, Mosaic law, Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law, statutory law, securities law, tax law.
jurisprudence (noun) law of the land (noun)
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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