: 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 crime of genocide, coined in 1944 by the Polish-Jewish jurist Raphael Lemkin to describe the systematic extermination of Jews by the Nazis, is one of the most serious accusations that can be leveled in international law.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The justice ordered the shutdown after months of conflict with Musk, who called the jurist authoritarian and a censor, despite de Moraes' rulings, including the suspension of X, being repeatedly upheld by the court.
X ultimately complied with all of de Moraes' demands.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Eager to extend the Warren Court’s liberal jurisprudence and fearful that his Great Society might suffer the fate of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives at the hands of conservative jurists, Johnson resolved to maintain the institution’s ideological bent.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The Trump-Pence administration emphasized the selection of very conservative jurists with deep ties to the conservative legal movement.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The justice ordered the shutdown after months of conflict with Musk, who called the jurist authoritarian and a censor, despite de Moraes' rulings, including the suspension of X, being repeatedly upheld by the court.
X ultimately complied with all of de Moraes' demands.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Eager to extend the Warren Court’s liberal jurisprudence and fearful that his Great Society might suffer the fate of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives at the hands of conservative jurists, Johnson resolved to maintain the institution’s ideological bent.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
The Trump-Pence administration emphasized the selection of very conservative jurists with deep ties to the conservative legal movement.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jurist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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