GRE Word List

JURISPRUDENCE

the science or philosophy of law

The meaning of the word jurisprudence is the science or philosophy of law.

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swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
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subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
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botchan inflammatory sore
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
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