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Jurist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Jurist has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

2

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

3

An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

See Also
jurists grotian seldenian ijtihad expert blackstonian nonjurist posnerian
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
expert official adjudicator
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mufti alcalde chief justice Daniel doge justiciar magistrate ordinary praetor qadi recorder trial judge trier
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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