juridical

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

juridical
    adj 1: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical
           days" [syn: {juridical}, {juridic}]
    2: relating to the administration of justice or the function of
       a judge; "judicial system" [syn: {judicial}, {juridical},
       {juridic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Juridic \Ju*rid"ic\, Juridical \Ju*rid"ic*al\, a. [L. juridicus
   relating to the administration of justice; jus, juris, right,
   law + dicare to pronounce: cf. F. juridique. See {Just}, a.,
   and {Diction}.]
   Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the
   distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to
   law; legal; as, juridical law. "This juridical sword."
   --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

         The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical
         construction, never dies.                --Burke.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Juridical days}, days on which courts are open.
      [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

JURIDICAL. Signifies used in courts of law; done in conformity to the laws 
of the country, and the practice which is there observed.

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "juridical":
      actionable, applicable, authorized, competent, constitutional,
      critical, judgmental, judicative, judicatorial, judicatory,
      judicial, judiciary, judicious, juridic, jurisdictional,
      jurisdictive, juristic, just, justiciable, kosher, lawful,
      lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, licit,
      magisterial, rightful, sanctioned, statutory, valid,
      within the law