jurist

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UK/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/US/ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/

noun

An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

“eminent jurist”

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legal expertjudgejustice
OriginMiddle French juriste →
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Meanings

nounjurist (plural jurists)

plural jurists

  1. lawAn expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

    eminent jurist

    5 more examples

    distinguished jurist

    constitutional jurist

    comparative-law jurist

    The distinguished jurist wrote extensively on constitutional law.

    As a jurist, she was respected for her impartiality.

  2. CanadaUSlawA judge.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

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legal expert
Broader
expert

nouna public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

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judgejustice
Broader
officialfunctionaryadjudicator
Also see
judgejustice

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchjuriste
  2. Englishjurist

From Middle French juriste.

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Translations

Bulgarian юрист
  • юрист (jurist)expert of law
Czech právník
  • právníkexpert of law
Danish retslærd
  • retslærdexpert of law
Dutch jurist, juriste
  • juristexpert of law
  • juristeexpert of law
Esperanto juristo
  • juristoexpert of law
Finnish lakimies, juristi
  • lakimiesexpert of law
  • juristiexpert of law
French juriste
  • juristeexpert of law
German Jurist, Juristin
  • Juristexpert of law
  • Juristinexpert of law
Greek νομικός, νομομαθής
  • νομικός (nomikós)expert of law
  • νομομαθής (nomomathís)expert of law
Hungarian jogász
  • jogászexpert of law
Icelandic lögfræðingur, lögmaður
  • lögfræðingurexpert of law
  • lögmaðurexpert of law
  • júristiexpert of law
Italian giurista
  • giuristaexpert of law
Norwegian jurist
  • juristexpert of law
Persian حقوقشناس
  • حقوقشناس (hoquq-šenâs)expert of law
Polish prawnik, jurysta
  • prawnikexpert of law
  • jurystaexpert of law
Portuguese jurista, jurisconsulto
  • juristaexpert of law
  • jurisconsultoexpert of law
Romanian jurist, juristă
  • juristexpert of law
  • juristăexpert of law
Russian юри́ст
  • юри́ст (juríst)expert of law
Spanish jurista, jurisconsulto
  • juristaexpert of law
  • jurisconsultoexpert of law
  • jurisperitoexpert of law
  • legisperitoexpert of law
Swedish jurist
  • juristexpert of law
Thai นักกฎหมาย
  • นักกฎหมาย (nák-gòt-mǎai)expert of law
Ukrainian юри́ст
  • юри́ст (jurýst)expert of law
Welsh cyfreithydd
  • cyfreithyddexpert of law
Cite this entry
APA

jurist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jurist

MLA

“jurist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jurist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jurist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jurist.

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