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jurista person who is an expert in law; a legal scholar or judge

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who is an expert in law; a legal scholar or judge

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdʒʊrɪst/

Korean meaning: 법학자, 법률 전문가, 판사

Korean pronunciation: **주**어리스트

Example Sentences

  • The Supreme Court nominated a brilliant jurist who had never lost a case - mostly because she always picked easy ones.
  • As a respected jurist, she influenced many important legal reforms in the country.
  • The young law student dreamed of becoming a famous jurist, though he first needed to pass his exams.

jurist

NOUN

//ˈdʒʊrɪst//

a person who is an expert in law; a legal scholar or judge

jurist concept
💡 Concept

The jurist studies ancient legal texts before delivering her landmark ruling.

jurist rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A jurist balances between the tourist and the purist.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdʒʊrɪst/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdʒʊərɪst/

🌳Etymology

Rootjur
Suffix--ist

Origin

라틴어 'jus(법, 권리)'에서 유래했습니다. 고대 로마 시대부터 법을 다루는 사람을 가리키는 용어로 사용되어 왔으며, 현대에 이르러 법학자나 법률 전문가를 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

touristpurist
tourist
purist

🔗Collocations

renowned jurist
constitutional jurist
jurist's opinion
distinguished jurist
legal jurist
jurist background

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The Supreme Court nominated a brilliant jurist who had never lost a case - mostly because she always picked easy ones.

As a respected jurist, she influenced many important legal reforms in the country.

The young law student dreamed of becoming a famous jurist, though he first needed to pass his exams.

The conference brought together leading jurists to discuss the new privacy laws.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

lawyerlegal scholarjudgeattorneylegal expert

Antonyms

laypersonnon-expert

Related

juryjusticejurisdictionjurisprudencejudicial

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