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Juris Doctor

American  
[joor-is dok-ter] / ˈdʒʊər ɪs ˈdɒk tər /

noun

  1. a degree awarded by a school of law to a person who has completed the graduate program of study. J.D., Jur. D.

Example Sentences

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One doesn’t need Juris Doctor behind their name to call this out.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2024

She later proposed to him after he obtained his Juris Doctor and took his bar exam.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2022

He holds a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from Fordham University.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

He attended Harvard Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 2002.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Degrees: Effort to limit degree-conferring power, 20; Changes in, 114; Doctor of Philosophy, 116; Honorary, 116; Juris Doctor, 134; Engineering, 141; Total in 1911, 132.

From The University of Michigan by Shaw, Wilfred

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