jurist
jurist
nounDefinition of JURIST
a public official having authority to decide questions of law <earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts>
Related Words chief justice, circuit judge, justice of the peace, squire; auditor, master; jurisconsult, jurisprudent
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