juridical
/dʒʊəˈrɪdɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒʊˈrɪdɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ju̇-ˈri-di-kəl/ (ame, mw)
juridical — adjective
- juridicalpositive
- more juridicalcomparative
- most juridicalsuperlative
1. connected with written laws, court rules, or formal legal systems in general.
connected with written laws, court rules, or formal legal systems in general.
Gabriel studies the juridical history of property rights in nineteenth-century Brazil.
attributive: juridical + abstract noun (history, system, framework)
The new treaty creates a juridical framework for sharing data between member states.
collocation: juridical framework / structure
Many ancient communities had no juridical institutions and settled quarrels through village elders.
Professor Nikhil argued that the city had no juridical right to seize the land.
From a juridical point of view, the contract is no longer valid after the deadline.
- legal
everyday word; 'juridical' is the academic register equivalent
- jurisprudential
even more specialised; about legal theory rather than law in general
- statutory
narrower — only about written statutes, not the whole legal system
- extralegal
outside the formal legal system
- non-legal
general opposite; broader than 'extralegal'
文法句型
juridical + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before an abstract noun (system, framework, status, right, person). Rarely sits after 'be'. Distinguish from sense 2 by reading the noun: 'juridical system' is sense 1 (the body of law); 'juridical decision' is sense 2 (made by a judge).
常見錯誤
2. connected with the work of a judge, such as deciding cases in court, sentencing,
connected with the work of a judge, such as deciding cases in court, sentencing, or running a trial.
Judge Ife showed careful juridical reasoning when she ruled against the city council.
collocation: juridical reasoning / judgment / discretion
The court's juridical decision surprised many of the witnesses in the room.
collocation: juridical decision / ruling
Daichi believes that a judge's juridical duties must stay separate from political pressure.
The young magistrate, Wren, was praised for her fair and patient juridical conduct.
Many small towns lacked juridical authority and sent serious cases to the capital for trial.
- judicial
the standard modern word for this meaning; 'juridical' is rarer and more theoretical
- magisterial
stresses the personal authority of the judge or magistrate
- extrajudicial
done outside the formal authority of a judge or court
文法句型
juridical + noun
用法筆記
The noun after 'juridical' here is the action or quality of a judge personally (decision, ruling, reasoning, conduct, authority), not the whole legal system. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes the body of law itself.