jurisconsult
Americannoun
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Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
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Civil Law. a master of the civil law. J.C.
noun
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a person qualified to advise on legal matters
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a master of jurisprudence
Etymology
Origin of jurisconsult
First recorded in 1595–1605, jurisconsult is from Latin jūris consultus “one skilled in the law.” See jus, consult
Example Sentences
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As the Roman jurisconsult built in the image of the old law of the city, they built on idealized Roman lines.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound
He had the first philosophers of the age for his teachers, and he studied the civil law under Scævola, the most learned jurisconsult who had hitherto appeared in Rome.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
Emblem literature may be said to have had its origin with Andrea Alciat, the celebrated Italian jurisconsult, who was famous for his great knowledge and power of mind.
From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by William T. Smedley
The condition of the English lawyer forms as striking a contrast to that of the Continental jurisconsult, as the English constitution to the despotisms of Europe.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
The Polia whom he so greatly loved has been identified with Lucretia Lelio, daughter of a jurisconsult at Treviso.
From Fine Books by Alfred W. (Alfred William) Pollard
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