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Medical jurisprudence

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jurisprudence \Ju`ris*pru"dence\, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus,
   juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a
   matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See {Just}, a., and
   {Prudence}.]
   The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws,
   customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary
   for the due administration of justice.

         The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology,
         jurisprudence, philosophy.               -- J. Warton.

   {Medical jurisprudence}, that branch of juridical law which
      concerns questions of medicine.
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