C1🎓 School & Academia
Italian word
giurisprudenza
law (as a university subject / faculty)
Looks like
jurisprudence
jurisprudence = the theory or philosophy of law (advanced/formal)
⚠️ The trap
In Italian, 'giurisprudenza' is the standard term for the law degree course. In English, 'jurisprudence' is a highly academic/philosophical term — the everyday word for the law degree is simply 'law'.
To say "jurisprudence = the theory or philosophy of law (advanced/formal)" in Italian:
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"giurisprudenza" in English means:
law (as a university subject / faculty)
Example
"Si è laureata in giurisprudenza all'Università di Roma."
"She graduated in law from the University of Rome."
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