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jurist Definition

ju·rist (jo̵or′ist)

noun

  1. an expert in law; scholar or writer in the field of law
  2. judge ()

Etymology: ME juriste < MFr < ML jurista < L jus, law: see jury

jurist Synonyms

jurist

n.

attorney, judge, legal scholar, legal adviser; see judge 1, lawyer.

jurist Law Definition

n

  1. . A judge.
  2. A legal scholar.

jurist Usage Examples

Preposition: of

school: Later jurists of this school made much of the story of Salman, tho not of the alleged approval of the Prophet.

Possessives

nation: In the chinese to reform a the nation's jurists.

Converse of object

  • train: Not only had they trained no jurists, but the laws we inherited from them were not in line with our reality.
  • pioneer: In 1975, the pioneering jurist Lord Denning had no truck with the alleged unavailability of negative declarations.

Adjective modifier

  • eminent: Perhaps the best answer to this was given by one of the most eminent jurists to be associated with Indian law, Felix Cohen.
  • distinguished: Judges shall be distinguished jurists of high moral standing.
  • Muslim: Kekes's analysis, in certain respects, coincides with the views expressed by the Muslim jurists.
  • Islamic: I don't think this view would be widespread among Islamic jurists however!
  • international: This definitely was what international jurists used to call a " casus belli.
  • great: Those of us who read law years ago may remember the words of a great English jurist, perhaps the greatest of all.