Jurist Synonyms

jo͝orĭst
A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. judge
  2. jurisprudent
  3. justice
  4. justice of the peace
  5. magistrate
A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. judge
  2. attorney
  3. legal-expert
  4. legal scholar
  5. legal adviser
  6. justice

Words Related to Jurist

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Jurist Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • This is recognized as his most important work as a jurist.

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

  • 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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