: one having a thorough knowledge of law
especially
: judge
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earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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The Florida jurist, who delivered several Trump-friendly rulings in the classified documents case, ordered the Department of Justice to keep the report sealed until an appeals court can assess objections to its release lodged by Trump and two co-defendants.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Donald Trumps Gets Sentencing Date For Hush Money Case
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President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Far from a political win, Israel’s campaign has earned it a deluge of criticism from scholars, jurists, and the UN International Court of Justice, all of which damages Israel’s geopolitical and economic standing.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
An elder brother, Spiros Simitis, became a leading jurist specializing in data protection in Germany.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Donald Trumps Gets Sentencing Date For Hush Money Case
By Sonam Sheth
Evening Politics Editor
62
President-elect Donald Trump vented late Friday about a New York jurist who scheduled Trump's sentencing in his hush-money case for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Far from a political win, Israel’s campaign has earned it a deluge of criticism from scholars, jurists, and the UN International Court of Justice, all of which damages Israel’s geopolitical and economic standing.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jurist. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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jurist
noun
ju·rist
ˈju̇(ə)r-əst 
: one (as a lawyer or judge) having a thorough knowledge of law
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