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Noun: jurist  jû-rist
  1. A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
    - legal expert
     
  2. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
    - judge, justice

Derived forms: jurists

See also: jurisprudence

Type of: adjudicator, expert, functionary, official

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