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单词 jurist
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jurist

noun

ju·​rist ˈju̇r-ist How to pronounce jurist (audio)
: one having a thorough knowledge of law
especially : judge

Synonyms

  • adjudicator
  • beak [chiefly British]
  • bench
  • court
  • judge
  • justice
  • magistrate
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Example Sentences

earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
Recent Examples on the Web Firsts are nothing new for the 54-year-old jurist, who was both the first Black judge in central Illinois’ 6th Judicial Circuit and the state’s 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield. Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022 Another jurist, retired state appeals judge Lynne A. Battaglia, on Friday rejected the state’s congressional map, approved by the Democratic-majority General Assembly, as unconstitutional. Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022 Two decades earlier, Frankfurter’s friend, the jurist Learned Hand, had attacked Brown v. Board as indistinguishable from Lochner. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 His dissents from progressive constitutional victories of the mid-20th century began to mark him as a jurist from a bygone age, one still feverishly waging the wars of yesteryear. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 Islamic scholars, for instance, took a more liberal stance in premodern times, said UCLA law professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, an Islamic jurist who holds a doctorate in Islamic law from Princeton University. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 17 July 2022 The original draft also quoted Sir Matthew Hale, a 17th-century English jurist who wrote extensively about the law and whose work has been incredibly damaging to women and people for centuries. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 27 June 2022 The dirty deed was finally done by Solicitor General Robert Bork, later to become a leading right-wing jurist and failed Supreme Court nominee. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 23 June 2022 Brown Jackson is an experienced jurist with eight years on the federal district court in D.C. before her elevation in June. Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur-, jus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

jurist

noun

ju·​rist ˈju̇r-ist How to pronounce jurist (audio)
: an individual having a thorough knowledge of law
especially : judge
the state's top jurist violated the U.S. Constitution when he banned the filming National Law Journal

History and Etymology for jurist

Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur-, jus law

jurist

noun

as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • judge
  • court
  • magistrate
  • bench
  • adjudicator
  • justice
  • auditor
  • jurisconsult
  • chief justice
  • circuit judge
  • jurisprudent
  • squire
  • beak
  • master
  • justice of the peace
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