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English noun: jurist | |||
| 1. | jurist (person) a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations | ||
| Synonyms | legal expert | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mufti | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bentham, Grotius, Harlan Fiske Stone, Holmes, Hugo Grotius, Huig de Groot, Jeremy Bentham, John Marshall, Marshall, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Stone | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | jurist (person) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice | ||
| Synonyms | judge, justice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjudicator, functionary, official | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alcalde, chief justice, Daniel, doge, justiciar, justiciary, magistrate, ordinary, praetor, pretor, qadi, recorder, trial judge, trier | ||
| Instance hyponym | Samson | ||
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