jurist C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈdʒʊr.ɪst/ UK /ˈdʒʊə.rɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #63528 Meanings 1 noun an expert or scholar in law and legal theory The jurist's writings influenced constitutional courts across Europe. 2 noun a judge or other person professionally engaged in administering law The senior jurist wrote a carefully reasoned dissent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an expert or scholar in law... legal scholarlegal expert 2 noun · a judge or other person... judgejustice Word family Forms jurists Derived forms juristicnonjurist Related forms jurisprudencejuryjurisdiction Common collocations learned jurist Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French juriste, from Medieval Latin iurista, 'one skilled in law,' based on Latin ius, iuris, 'law or right,' plus the agent suffix -ista. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # jurist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒʊr.ɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒʊə.rɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 63528 ## Meanings 1. an expert or scholar in law and legal theory 2. a judge or other person professionally engaged in administering law ## Examples - The jurist's writings influenced constitutional courts across Europe. - The senior jurist wrote a carefully reasoned dissent. ## Synonyms - legal scholar - legal expert - judge ## Derived Forms - juristic - nonjurist ## Related Forms - jurisprudence - jury - jurisdiction ## Etymology Borrowed from French juriste, from Medieval Latin iurista, 'one skilled in law,' based on Latin ius, iuris, 'law or right,' plus the agent suffix -ista. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown