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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Paris need no longer envy Bologna that learned female jurisconsult, who, occasionally wrapped in a veil, professed in the chair of her father.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
Abd Allah Ibn Shuburma ibn Tufail ad Dubbi, a celebrated Imám, and Tábi was an eminent jurisconsult of Kufa.
From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali
His surpassing merit as a jurisconsult consisted in the fact that he turned from the ignorant commentators on Roman law to the Roman law itself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
The jurisconsult had no legislative power and no imperium.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
The civil laws of the emperors, whether pagan or Christian, those of the kings of France, both ancient and modern, jurisconsult, physicians, historians both sacred and profane, concur in maintaining this truth.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Christmas, Henry
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