jurisprudence vs prefer

jurisprudence is a noun but prefer is not a noun.

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

jurisprudence (noun)	prefer (noun)
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

jurisprudence (verb)	prefer (verb)
	select as an alternative over another
	like better; value more highly
	promote over another
	give preference to one creditor over another