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juridical

[joo-rid-i-kuhl] / dʒʊˈrɪd ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
forensic
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argumentative debatable dialectic dialectical disputative juristic moot polemical rhetorical
ADJECTIVE
judicial
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administrative authoritative constitutional discriminating distinguished equitable forensic impartial judgelike judiciary jurisdictional juristic lawful legalistic magisterial official pontifical principled regular statutory
ADJECTIVE
lawful
Synonyms
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authorized constitutional justifiable legal permissible proper rightful statutory valid
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bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural jurisprudent just kosher legalized legislated legit legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed protected ruled vested warrantable warranted
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illegal illegitimate incorrect unacceptable wrong
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illicit prohibited taboo unlawful
ADJECTIVE
legal
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constitutional contractual fair lawful legitimate proper statutory valid
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acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law
Antonyms
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illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful
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illicit wrong
ADJECTIVE
legit
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authorized bona fide canonical card-carrying commanded condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal legalized legislated legitimate legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed permissible proper protected rightful ruled statutory valid vested warrantable warranted

Example Sentences

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I could not, however, do the same with respect to the other two branches of political power: legislative and juridical.

From Salon • May 11, 2024

The court said 6 of its 11 justices rejected that deadline on the grounds that it was unconstitutional, and two judges voted to introduce the limit to end land conflicts and give farmers juridical security.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2023

“Finally justice has been done concerning an arrest warrant that had no juridical or logical sense,” the statement said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

But an imperative to say as little as possible and pretend one is a juridical blank slate has been close to inviolate since 1987.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2017

It is generally admitted that some civil laws are purely penal, since they impose penalties for fault, negligence, or responsibility that is only juridical at times.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

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