as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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Recent Examples of jurist
Stanton was born in 1815 in Johnstown, New York, the daughter of Margaret Livingston Cady and Daniel Cady, a wealthy conservative jurist.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The council is composed of 12 jurists and lawyers who specialize in Islamic law and jurisprudence.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Upon appointment, Ali was a hojjat al-Islam, a journeyman jurist, one grade below ayatollah.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The other half is being written in the seminaries of Qom and the offices of the Guardian Council, where senior jurists are quietly running their own calculations about risk and reward.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The council is composed of 12 jurists and lawyers who specialize in Islamic law and jurisprudence.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Upon appointment, Ali was a hojjat al-Islam, a journeyman jurist, one grade below ayatollah.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
The other half is being written in the seminaries of Qom and the offices of the Guardian Council, where senior jurists are quietly running their own calculations about risk and reward.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurist
Noun
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The judge scheduled a court hearing for April 2 to consider approving the deal.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The deal must still be approved by a judge.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Federal officials can then query that data and unmask the identities of Americans whose communications have been collected, a process critics say creates a backdoor way to search private citizens’ information without court approval.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Agee is due back in court on March 26 for a probable cause conference and on April 2 for a preliminary examination.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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