noun
Meaning 1
Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor. A doctorate in legal studies.
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Standard Lemma guide
LL.D.
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History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lēgum doctor (literally “teacher of laws”). The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).