jurist

[joor-ist]

noun

1. a person versed in the law, as a judge, lawyer, or scholar.

jurist

/ ˈdʒʊərɪst /

noun

1. a person versed in the science of law, esp Roman or civil law

2. a writer on legal subjects

3. a student or graduate of law

4. (in the US) a lawyer

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurist¹

1475–85; < French juriste < Medieval Latin jūrist ( a ). See jus, -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurist¹

C15: from French juriste, from Medieval Latin jūrista; see _jus

Example Sentences

History suggests it would be an upset next week for one or more of these liberal jurists to go down.

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According to former justices, judges and Republicans seeking to be judicial candidates, Newby acts more like a political operator than an independent jurist.

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Others call the dictionary a fig leaf for the interpretive excesses of jurists bent on reading the law to suit a political agenda.

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The plaque that previously labelled the statue read "author, poet, scholar, soldier, jurist, orator, philanthropist and philosopher".

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The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.

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