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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JU'RIST, n. [L. jus, juris, law.]
1. A man who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, or more particularly, in the civil law; a civilian.
2. One versed in the law of nations, or who writes on the subject.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations [syn: jurist, legal expert]
2: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice [syn: judge, justice, jurist]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur-, jus Date: 15th century one having a thorough knowledge of law; especially judge

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an expert in law. 2 a legal writer. 3 US a lawyer. Derivatives: juristic adj. juristical adj. Etymology: F juriste or med.L jurista f. jus juris law

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jurist Ju`rist, n. [F. juriste, LL. jurista, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law. See Just, a.] One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law; a writer on civil and international law. It has ever been the method of public jurists to ?raw a great part of the analogies on which they form the law of nations from the principles of law which prevail in civil community. -- Burke.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jurists) A jurist is a person who is an expert on law. (FORMAL) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Civilian, jurisconsult, lawyer, counsellor.