Juris Doctor

[ joor-is dok-ter ]

noun

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

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After four years of hard work, I joined 485 of my fellow law school students as we were set to receive our Juris Doctor degrees.
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Westberg said that about 200 students are set to graduate with Juris Doctor degrees this spring.
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Ms. Mills received her Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School, where she was elected to the Stanford Law Review.
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