jurist

Noun
Synonyms: legal expertjudgejustice

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nationsSynonyms: legal expert
  2. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justiceSynonyms: judgejustice
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jurist \Ju`rist\, n. [F. juriste, LL. jurista, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law. See Just, a.] One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law, such as a judge, lawyer, or legal scholar; a writer on civil and international law. [1913 Webster]

It has ever been the method of public jurists to draw a great part of the analogies on which they form the law of nations from the principles of law which prevail in civil community. --Burke. Juristic

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