JURIST

judge, justice, jurist

(noun) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

jurist, legal expert

(noun) a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jurist (plural jurists)

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

(US, Canada, law) A judge.

Source: Wiktionary


Ju`rist, n. Etym: [F. juriste, LL. jurista, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law. See Just, a.]

Definition: One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law; a writer on civil and international law. It has ever been the method of public jurists to Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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