NOUN | cognition | legal philosophy, jurisprudence, law | the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |
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Meaning | The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do. | |
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Synonyms | jurisprudence, law | |
Narrower | contract law | That branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts |
corporation law | That branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations | |
matrimonial law | That branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony | |
patent law | That branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents / patents | |
Broader | philosophy | The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
Spanish | ciencias del derecho, derecho, jurisprudencia | |
Catalan | jurisprudència |
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