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Definition of Legal philosophy
1. Noun. The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.
Generic synonyms: Philosophy
Specialized synonyms: Contract Law, Corporation Law, Matrimonial Law, Patent Law
Derivative terms: Jurisprudential, Jurist, Jurist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legal Philosophy
Literary usage of Legal philosophy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World's Legal Philosophies by Fritz Berolzheimer (1912)
"It had, however, no influence upon the development of legal philosophy. ...
Recent Systems of legal philosophy. 1: STAHL. The majority of orthodox legal ..."
2. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1849)
"INSURANCE : ITS HISTORY, legal philosophy, AND MORALS. INSURANCE may, with
propriety, be termed one of the chief benevolences of commerce. ..."
3. Journal of Comparative Legislation and International Law by Society of Comparative Legislation, London (1908)
"[Contributed by L. OPPENHEIM, EsQ., LLD] legal philosophy in the ... The last
half of the nineteenth century was not a favourable epoch to legal philosophy. ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"Modern legal philosophy Scries: The Science of Law; The World's Legal Philosophies;
Comparative legal philosophy; General Theory of Law; Law as a Means to ..."
5. Celebration Legal Essays: To Mark the Twenty-fifth Year of Service of John H by John Henry Wigmore (1919)
"... NEW CONCEPTION AND NEW BASES OF legal philosophy BY ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ* We ...
du Droit Civil" (Paris, 1904) in the Modern legal philosophy Series, Vol. ..."
6. Readings in Industrial Society: A Study in the Structure and Functioning of by Leon Carroll Marshall (1918)
"AN OUTGROWN legal philosophy' As President Hadley has well pointed out, our
constitutional guaranties have largely been developed and applied by the courts ..."
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