jurisconsult

American  

[joor-is-kuhn-suhlt, -kon-suhlt] / ˌdʒʊər ɪs kənˈsʌlt, -ˈkɒn sʌlt /

noun

1. Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.

2. Civil Law. a master of the civil law. J.C.

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jurisconsult British  

/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt /

noun

1. a person qualified to advise on legal matters

2. a master of jurisprudence

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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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Example Sentences

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jurisconsult

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

Your important labors as a statesman and jurisconsult do not call forth our admiration any the less.

From Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root by Robert Bacon

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

The ingenious argument of the great jurisconsult falls to the ground under the beautiful words of Cicero: “Ut justitia, ita jus sine ratione non consistit; soli ratione utentes jure ac lege vivunt.”

From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor

Slowly, but most distinctly, the mental engagement isolates itself amid the technicalities, and gradually becomes the sole ingredient on which the interest of the jurisconsult is concentrated.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine

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