precedent vs jurisprudence

jurisprudence vs precedent

precedent and jurisprudence both are nouns.

precedent is an adjective but jurisprudence is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, jurisprudence is a hypernym of precedent; that is, jurisprudence is a word with a broader meaning than precedent:

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

Other hypernyms of precedent include law.

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

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

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