jurist
Americannoun
noun
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a person versed in the science of law, esp Roman or civil law
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a writer on legal subjects
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a student or graduate of law
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(in the US) a lawyer
Etymology
Origin of jurist
1475–85; < French juriste < Medieval Latin jūrist ( a ). See jus, -ist
Example Sentences
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Wilson survived the attack and went on to be a major part of the Constitutional Convention and one of America’s first great constitutional jurists.
In the late Middle Ages, Christian theologians and jurists began to advance more humane views regarding the treatment of captured enemy combatants.
The level of indignation, courtesy of the masterly Bellocchio, may be even more than a viewer will be comfortable with; the cynical perspective of so many Milanese jurists is appalling.
Federal judges on all levels also periodically sit as visiting judges in distant courts that lack a full complement of jurists.
An experienced jurist known for his unconventional approach to the job, the judge’s age is nonetheless raising questions about his ability to oversee a sprawling matter that could drag on for years.
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