a. Obs. [ad. L. jūridiciāl-is: see JURIDIC and -IAL. Cf. obs. F. juridicial (a. 1521 in Godef.).] a. Relating to the legality of an action. b. = JURIDICAL 1.
The two earlier quots. refer to the different classes of legal questions enumerated in Cicero’s De Invent., II. xxiii. 69.
c. 1530. L. Cox, Rhet. (1899), 79. Whan there is no dout but that the dede is done, and who dyd it, many tymes controuersy is had, whether it hathe bene done laufully or not. And this state is negociall or iuridiciall.
1553. T. Wilson, Rhet. (1580), 90. The state i. Coniecturall. ii. Legall. iii. Iuridiciall.
1610. W. Folkingham, Art of Survey, I. i. 2. The Legall part prescribes Methodicall & Iuridiciall confines to the whole course of Suruey.
