juridical

adjective

ju·​rid·​i·​cal ju̇-ˈri-di-kəl 

variants or less commonly juridic

ju̇-ˈri-dik 

1

: of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge

2

: of or relating to law or jurisprudence : legal

juridically

ju̇-ˈri-di-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of juridical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Silicon Valley insisted that their tools could finally eliminate uncertainty and subjectivity from juridical decision and instantiate a perfectly mathematical official antiracism in criminal justice. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

But neither Musk nor his lawyers seemed to have embarked upon this case with the goal of juridical victory. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

This definition posits that some business entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and some associations can be persons in the juridical sense. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026

What began as a juridical doctrine interpreted through the lens of federal and state administrative law has become a legislative campaign to grant equal footing to the people agencies are supposed to serve and protect. — Jon Riches, Oc Register, 27 June 2025

An individual is a juridical person, but a corporation, an LLC, a limited partnership, and a general partnership (in some states) are all also juridical persons. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022

With varying degrees of complexity, the legal, juridical, educative, and propagandistic structures that had been developed in Syria and Iraq were transplanted abroad. — Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin juridicus, from jur-, jus + dicere to say — more at diction

First Known Use

1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

juridical

adjective

ju·​rid·​i·​cal ju̇-ˈri-di-kəl 

1

: of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge

raises a juridical question regarding trial

2

: of or relating to law or jurisprudence : legal

juridical opinions

Etymology

Latin juridicus, from jur-, jus law + dicere to say