Meanings
plural jurisconsults
- Roman and civil lawA person authorised to give legal advice.
- civil lawA master of civil law. Abbreviation: J.C.
- lawA master of jurisprudence.
- lawSomeone who has studied law.
- lawA jurist.
1 more example
The Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges, elected regardless of their nationality from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law.
1945, United Nations, Statute of International Court of Justice
Origin
- ['la',
- Latiniūris consultus
- Englishjurisconsult
Borrowed from Latin iūris consultus (“one skilled in the law”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian юри́сконсулт
- юри́сконсулт (jurískonsult)someone who has studied law
Dutch rechtsgeleerde
- rechtsgeleerdesomeone who has studied law
Finnish oikeusoppinut
- oikeusoppinutsomeone who has studied law
Spanish jurisconsulto, jurista
- jurisconsultosomeone who has studied law
- juristasomeone who has studied law
- muftísomeone who has studied law
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