{"id":1809,"date":"2022-10-04T10:37:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2022-10-04T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:41:21","slug":"word-of-the-week-jurisprudence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/2022\/10\/04\/word-of-the-week-jurisprudence\/","title":{"rendered":"Word of the Week! Jurisprudence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/10\/Paper-chase-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1811\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/10\/Paper-chase-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/10\/Paper-chase-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/10\/Paper-chase-2.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I have a student taking a class on this topic, yet she remained unaware of the term&#8217;s precise meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Being of no help until we consulted The OED, I decided that we had a new word for our blog. What I found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oed.com\/view\/Entry\/102159?redirectedFrom=jurisprudence&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The OED<\/a> entry surprises me. I&#8217;d guessed that the word serves the same purpose as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/2018\/03\/15\/word-of-the-week-pedagogy\/\">pedagogy<\/a>&#8221; in my field: a theory of learning. In the case of jurisprudence, we have a theory of law.<\/p>\n<p>That proved accurate, but one definition arose: skill with practicing law. That nuance gets at another worthwhile meaning, indicated by the same root that gives us &#8220;prudent,&#8221; or taking care, being careful.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, our word can indicate a body of laws, something that relates it to the notion of legal precedent.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this post assists my student bound for law school as much as I have enjoyed writing it!<\/p>\n<p>Nominate a word by e-mailing me (jessid -at- richmond -dot- edu) or leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>See all of our Metaphors of the Month\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/tag\/metaphor-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and Words of the Week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/tag\/word-of-the-week\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image of John Houseman from The Paper Chase<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a student taking a class on this topic, yet she remained unaware of the term&#8217;s precise meaning. 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