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Webster 1913 Edition

Juridical

{

Ju-rid′ic

,

Ju-rid′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[L.
juridicus
relating to the administration of justice;
jus
,
juris
, right, law +
dicare
to pronounce: cf. F.
juridique
. See
Just
,
Adj.
, and
Diction
.]
Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to law; legal;
as,
juridical
law
.
“This juridical sword.”
Milton.
The body corporate of the kingdom, in
juridical
construction, never dies.
Burke.
Juridical days
,
days on which courts are open.

Webster 1828 Edition

Juridical

JURID'ICAL

,
Adj.
[L. juridicus; jus, juris, law, and dico, to pronounce.]
1.
Acting in the distribution of justice; pertaining to a judge.
2.
Used in courts of law or tribunals of justice.

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