Jurist
noun
An expert in or a writer of law.
The famous jurist, John Marshall, had a significant influence on the development of American constitutional law.
Often appears as...
- distinguished jurist
- eminent jurist
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Formal
Academic
noun
A person who studies jurisprudence (the science or philosophy of law).
As a jurist, she has spent her life studying the intricacies of the law and its applications.
Often appears as...
- renowned jurist
- famous jurist
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Formal
Academic
noun
An expert in or a writer of law.
The famous jurist, John Marshall, had a significant influence on the development of American constitutional law.
Often appears as...
- distinguished jurist
- eminent jurist
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A person who studies jurisprudence (the science or philosophy of law).
As a jurist, she has spent her life studying the intricacies of the law and its applications.
Often appears as...
- renowned jurist
- famous jurist
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Professional Expertise
Refers to someone whose knowledge of law is deep, often related to legal professionals or academics.
The article was authored by a leading jurist in international law.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Prestige
Being called a jurist generally carries an implication of respect and recognition within the legal field.
The award was presented to her in honor of being an outstanding jurist.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
The term is commonly used in universities and scholarly articles; less so in everyday conversation.
His contributions as a jurist were cited in numerous academic journals.
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History's "worst" nun -...
jurists, and mathematicians. The viceroy of New Spain had invited them to test the young woman’s knowledge by posing the most difficult questions they could muster. But Juana successfully answered every challenge, from complicated equations to philosophical queries. Observers would later liken the scene
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by the Italian jurist Cesare Beccaria. Cesare As punishments become more cruel, the minds of men, which like fluids always adjust to the level of the objects that surround them, become hardened, and after a hundred years of cruel punishments, breaking on the wheel causes no more fear
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enforcing laws for example I I think as I as I read history and try to understand how does it all work the fact that it is as as people have said possible for someone to love the law and you know senior jurists or are like that the fact that it's possible for to love
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History's "worst" nun -...
jurists, and mathematicians. The viceroy of New Spain had invited them to test the young woman’s knowledge by posing the most difficult questions they could muster. But Juana successfully answered every challenge, from complicated equations to philosophical queries. Observers would later liken the scene
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Steven Pinker and...
by the Italian jurist Cesare Beccaria. Cesare As punishments become more cruel, the minds of men, which like fluids always adjust to the level of the objects that surround them, become hardened, and after a hundred years of cruel punishments, breaking on the wheel causes no more fear
Video examples
Chimps vs. Humans:...
enforcing laws for example I I think as I as I read history and try to understand how does it all work the fact that it is as as people have said possible for someone to love the law and you know senior jurists or are like that the fact that it's possible for to love
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
With the passing of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, who had just entered his 100th year, the world has lost one of the greatest judges and jurists of all time and also a fine human beings. He used his extraordinary juristic and intellectual gifts to help everyone he could and to address all forms of human suffering.
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John McCain
American Politician
We are an important check on the powers of the executive. Our consent is necessary for the president to appoint jurists and powerful government officials and, in many respects, to conduct foreign policy. Whether we are of the same party, we are not the president's subordinates. We are his equal!
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Ron Crumpton
American Politician
A jurist can obey the letter of the law and violate its spirit, or it can follow the spirit of the law and violate the letter of the law. I want someone who can reconcile the letter and the spirit of the law without partisan leanings.
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Eliot Spitzer
American Lawyer
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
I believe Judge Kavanaugh is a well-qualified conservative jurist, and I commend President Trump for his commitment to naming Supreme Court justices who are committed to the rule of law.
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Henry James Sumner Maine
English Historian
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There was no good text available.
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Frederick Soddy
English Scientist
But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
With the passing of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, who had just entered his 100th year, the world has lost one of the greatest judges and jurists of all time and also a fine human beings. He used his extraordinary juristic and intellectual gifts to help everyone he could and to address all forms of human suffering.
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John McCain
American Politician
We are an important check on the powers of the executive. Our consent is necessary for the president to appoint jurists and powerful government officials and, in many respects, to conduct foreign policy. Whether we are of the same party, we are not the president's subordinates. We are his equal!
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Ron Crumpton
American Politician
A jurist can obey the letter of the law and violate its spirit, or it can follow the spirit of the law and violate the letter of the law. I want someone who can reconcile the letter and the spirit of the law without partisan leanings.
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Eliot Spitzer
American Lawyer
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
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Sandra Day O'Connor
American Judge
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
I believe Judge Kavanaugh is a well-qualified conservative jurist, and I commend President Trump for his commitment to naming Supreme Court justices who are committed to the rule of law.
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Henry James Sumner Maine
English Historian
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and physiology was prosecuted before observation had taken the place of assumption.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There was no good text available.
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Frederick Soddy
English Scientist
But what sin is to the moralist and crime to the jurist so to the scientific man is ignorance.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.
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