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
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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
The crowd at the morning audience of the great Roman jurisconsult lessens.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Added to this, he is at the top of his profession as a jurisconsult, possesses an unequalled memory, and the most profound learning.
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
Trebatius became a noted jurisconsult in the time of Augustus, and wrote treatises.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Anthony Trollope
Is there a single jurisconsult, who, in the hope of a better future, despises the meaning and spirit of that which still exists?
From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor
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