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jurisprudence /jur·is·pru·dence/ (jldbomacr?is-proo´dens) the science of the law.
medical jurisprudence  the science of the law as applied to the practice of medicine.
jurisprudence
(jr´isproo´dns),
n the philosophy of law.
jurisprudence, dental (forensic dentistry),
n 1. the science that teaches the application of every branch of dental knowledge to the purposes of the law; this also includes the elucidation of doubtful legal questions.
n 2. the state laws and codes covering the legal limitations of the practice of the profession of dentistry.
n the science that applies the principles and practice of the different branches of medicine in the elucidation of doubtful questions in a court of justice. Also called
forensic medicine.
jurisprudence
the science of the law.
medical jurisprudence
the science of the law as applied to the practice of medicine.


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The fifteenth-century Granadan jurisprudent Ibn al-Mawaq articulated a similar outlook and stressed, for example, that it was not the purpose of Prophetic dress codes to impinge upon the cultural integrity of non-Arab Muslims, who were at liberty to develop or maintain their own distinctive dress within the broad parameters of the sacred law.
Islam and the Cultural Imperative by Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq / Cross Currents
The strain of political Islam found in Iran, particularly the doctrine of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent (velayat-e faqih), assumes that one leader should guide Shi'a politically.
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