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juridical

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /d͡ʒʊˈɹɪdɪkəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicatory, judicial, judiciary, juridic, juridical, juridicial, justiciary

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • judicial system

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicial, juridic

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to the law or jurisprudence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • juridical days

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: juridic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From juridic + -al or alternatively borrowed from Latin iuridicalis.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: юридически (juridičeski) — Pertaining to the law
  • Dutch: juridisch — Pertaining to the law
  • Finnish: juridinen — Pertaining to the law
  • Finnish: lainopillinen — Pertaining to the law
  • Finnish: oikeudellinen — Pertaining to the law
  • French: juridique — Pertaining to the law
  • Georgian: იურიდიული (iuridiuli) — Pertaining to the law
  • Georgian: კანონიერი (ḳanonieri) — Pertaining to the law
  • German: juristisch — Pertaining to the law
  • German: juridisch — Pertaining to the law
  • Romanian: juridic — Pertaining to the law