jurisprudence

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He studied Islamic jurisprudence under several high-ranking clerics, including Khamenei, and held various senior posts in the ministry of intelligence and Office of the Supreme Leader.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Some judges have stated forthrightly where they believe the problem with administration jurisprudence originates: at the top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

And then I’m just going to undermine your means of enforcing them in that other part of the jurisprudence.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Enter Robert P. George, a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton and one of the country’s most respected conservative scholars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

An influential nineteenth-century manual on medical jurisprudence cited the saying “A medical man, when he sees a dead body, should notice everything.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann