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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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
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
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
To sonnetteer is very well, but a lover, to say nothing of a jurisconsult, must live; he cannot have his throat cut if there is a way out.
From Little Novels of Italy by Maurice Henry Hewlett
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
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