jurisprudence vs precedent

precedent vs jurisprudence

jurisprudence and precedent both are nouns.

jurisprudence is not an adjective while precedent is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jurisprudence	Yes	No	No	No
precedent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, precedent is a hyponym of jurisprudence; that is, precedent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jurisprudence:

jurisprudence: the collection of rules imposed by authority
precedent: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

Other hyponyms of jurisprudence include administrative law, canon law, ecclesiastical law, civil law, case law, common law, international law, law of nations, law of the land, 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)	precedent (noun)
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
the collection of rules imposed by authority	(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
	a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
	a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws

jurisprudence (adjective)	precedent (adjective)
	preceding in time, order, or significance

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