Jurist
['dʒʊərɪst] or ['dʒʊrɪst]
Definition
(noun.) a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations.
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Definition
(a.) One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law; a writer on civil and international law.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Civilian, jurisconsult, lawyer, counsellor.
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Definition
n. one who is versed in the science of law esp. Roman or civil law: a civilian.—adjs. Jurist′ic -al.—adv. Jurist′ically.
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Examples
- A very humane jurist once said, The worst use you can put a man to is to hang him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He was an able constitutional lawyer and jurist; but the Constitution was not an impediment to him while the war lasted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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