juridinis

Juridinis is a Lithuanian adjective meaning related to law, jurisprudence, or the legal system. It is used in formal and technical contexts to describe things that pertain to the law, such as juridiniai asmenys (legal entities), juridiniai klausimai (legal issues), or juridinis procesas (legal process).

Etymology: Juridinis derives from the Latin adjective iuridicus, related to ius or juris, and uses the Lithuanian suffix -inis to form an adjective indicating relation to a noun. The term reflects historical influence from Latin on legal vocabulary in many European languages.

Usage and nuance: In civil and corporate law, juridinis asmuo is the standard term for a legal entity; decisions, acts, and liabilities may be described as juridiniai in the context of law. The word is common in official, academic, and administrative texts and can carry a more doctrinal or descriptive tone than some everyday equivalents.

Related terms: teisinis (legal in a broader or more everyday sense), teisė (law), jurisprudencija (jurisprudence), juridinė atsakomybė (legal liability). The choice between juridinis and teisinis can reflect register and emphasis, with juridinis often preferred in formal or scholarly discourse and teisinis in everyday legal language.