Jurist synonyms

jo͝or'ĭst

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attorney
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
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jurisprudent
A student of jurisprudence; jurist
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mujtahids (related)
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legal scholar
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legal adviser
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philosopher (related)
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traditionist (related)
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judge
(--- Law) A public official who hears and decides cases or matters in a forum other than a court, such as an administrative proceeding.
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lawyer (related)
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
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justice
(--- Law) The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law:
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justice of the peace
A local official, not necessarily an attorney or judge, with jurisdiction over limited matters such as performing weddings or resolving minor civil or criminal complaints.
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magistrate
A minor official with limited judicial powers, as a justice of the peace or judge of a police court
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decide (related)
A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice
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law (related)
(Slang, uncountable) The police.
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legal-expert
a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
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theologian (related)
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ulama (related)
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exegete (related)
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scholar (related)
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  • The first article is unquestionably meant for the jurist.

  • Wolff, in the intervals of his chequered theological career, lectured and wrote as a jurist upon the Law of Nature.

  • For his place as a speculative jurist in the history of canon law, see MAHOMMEDAN LAW.

  • A native of Xativa, he gained a great reputation as a jurist, becoming professor at Lerida; in 1429 he was made bishop of Valencia, and in 1444 a cardinal, owing his promotion mainly to his close friendship with Alphonso V., king of Aragon and Sicily.

  • His advisers were men like the famous jurist Ulpian, the historian Dio Cassius and a select board of sixteen senators; a municipal council of fourteen assisted the city praefect in administering the affairs of the fourteen districts of Rome.

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