Associations to the word «Jurist»

Wiktionary

JURIST, noun. A judge
JURIST, noun. An expert in law or jurisprudence

Dictionary definition

JURIST, noun. A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations.
JURIST, noun. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats