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
Khomeini sought to replace the monarchy with a religious state ruled by an Islamic jurist.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Bruno, an experienced jurist and former assistant state’s attorney, placed him on pretrial release with conditions, including reporting to pretrial services and not leaving Illinois.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The legal precedents that are being applied and developed under the Supreme Court rulings could also be influenced by the general outlook of a jurist, Gielow Jacobs said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Bove, one of President Trump’s former criminal defense attorneys who is now in the No. 3 spot in the Justice Department, has been nominated for a lifetime appointment as a jurist on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
—The Hill, 17 July 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Bruno, an experienced jurist and former assistant state’s attorney, placed him on pretrial release with conditions, including reporting to pretrial services and not leaving Illinois.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The legal precedents that are being applied and developed under the Supreme Court rulings could also be influenced by the general outlook of a jurist, Gielow Jacobs said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Bove, one of President Trump’s former criminal defense attorneys who is now in the No. 3 spot in the Justice Department, has been nominated for a lifetime appointment as a jurist on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
—The Hill, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurist
Noun
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While the former army officer impressed judges with her delicate sugar work and love of French patisserie, navigating life after her win proved unexpectedly difficult.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Herald filed a letter to the judge on Thursday.—
Julie K. Brown Miami Herald,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cousins were playing ding, dong, ditch The victim's cousin told investigators that the two were attending a family birthday party about a block away from the scene of the shooting, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County court.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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