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
Explanation
A jurist is someone who is an expert in details of the legal system. Sometimes the word jurist is used to refer specifically to a lawyer or judge. If you love the law, you might want to be a jurist one day. If you become a jurist, you'll be a scholar who has studied the details and theories of law. You might work as a newspaper's legal expert or a college professor. In the U.S., it's common to refer to a judge or another legal professional as a jurist. So you might describe the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as the top jurist in the country. Jurist comes from the Latin ius, "a right or a law."
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Example Sentences
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“In 1965, Jurist Roberts was 10 years old,” Mr. Lewis testified.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2021
Jurist James Naughtie said it had been "impossible to separate" Murray's The Mark and the Void and Rothschild's debut novel The Improbability of Love.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2019
According to a Jurist report, 41 percent of state prison guards at female correctional facilities are male.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2019
The Jurist in Residence position is patterned after a similar program created in Texas to assist its juvenile courts.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2015
Schmidt supposes him to be the Alphenus Varus, the Jurist, to whom the 30th poem, written in a tone of tender reproach, is addressed.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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