juridical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl/ UK /dʒʊəˈrɪdɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to judicial proceedings or the law

The treaty raised thorny juridical questions about cross-border jurisdiction.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to judicial... legal judicial forensicjuraljuristic

Word family

Derived forms juridically

Related forms jurist jurisdiction jurisprudence

Etymology

From Latin 'iuridicus' ('relating to the administration of justice'), from 'ius, iuris' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare').

iuridicus Latin ius, iuris Latin dicere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# juridical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒʊəˈrɪdɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to judicial proceedings or the law

## Examples
- The treaty raised thorny juridical questions about cross-border jurisdiction.

## Synonyms
- legal
- judicial
- forensic
- jural
- juristic

## Derived Forms
- juridically

## Related Forms
- jurist
- jurisdiction
- jurisprudence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: iuridicus
- Root: ius, iuris
- Root: dicere - to say

## Etymology
From Latin 'iuridicus' ('relating to the administration of justice'), from 'ius, iuris' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare').

## AI Etymology
Juridical comes from Latin 'iuridicus' ('relating to the administration of justice'), from 'ius, iuris' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare'). The etymological trail includes Latin iuridicus, Latin ius, iuris, Latin dicere. The same word family includes juridically, jurist, jurisdiction, jurisprudence. Its current adjective use means "relating to judicial proceedings or the law".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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