neurolaw

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noun

An emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.

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Meanings

nounneurolaw (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn emerging field of interdisciplinary study that explores the effects of discoveries in neuroscience on legal rules and standards.

    The extent of that revolution is hotly debated, but the influence of what some call neurolaw is clearly growing.

    2007 March 11, Jeffrey Rosen, “The Brain on the Stand”, in New York Times

Origin

From neuro- + law.

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APA

neurolaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolaw

MLA

“neurolaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurolaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurolaw.

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