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noun
An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A judge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: judge, justice
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adjudicator, official, functionary
Narrower terms: alcalde, chief justice, Daniel, doge, justiciar, justiciary, magistrate, ordinary, praetor, pretor, qadi, recorder, trial judge, trier, Samson
noun
a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: legal expert
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: mufti, Bentham, Jeremy Bentham, Grotius, Hugo Grotius, Huig de Groot, Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Marshall, John Marshall, Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone
History
From Middle French juriste.
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
