juridical C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /dʒʊˈrɪdɪkəl/ UK /dʒʊəˈrɪdɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to judicial proceedings or the law The treaty raised thorny juridical questions about cross-border jurisdiction. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to judicial... legaljudicialforensicjuraljuristic Word family Derived forms juridically Related forms juristjurisdictionjurisprudence Etymology AI details From Latin 'iuridicus' ('relating to the administration of justice'), from 'ius, iuris' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say, declare'). iuridicus Latin ius, iuris Latin dicere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 ## 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown