as in judges
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 jurists
The Bonhoeffers constituted a long line of pastors, doctors, scientists, and jurists.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The rare move highlighted the administration's combative stance toward jurists who impeded its immigration policies.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The rare move highlighted the administration's combative stance toward jurists who impeded its immigration policies.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurists
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Since there was no elimination last week, viewer votes from Dedication Night and Wicked Night were combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine the couple sent home.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The outcome of the appeal will determine whether the Chicago ruling becomes a regional anomaly or a national precedent for holding federal immigration officers personally accountable to the courts.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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What happens in Ohio may shape how courts, businesses and individuals across the country decide to manage their connection to AI in the years ahead.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Jurists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurists. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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