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J.D.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Jurisprudence; Doctor of Law. Juris Doctor ( def ).


J.D.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Laws.

J.D.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Justice Department.
  2. Informal.
    1. juvenile delinquency.
    2. juvenile delinquent.

JD

4
Informal.
  1. juvenile delinquency.
  2. juvenile delinquent.

JD.

5

abbreviation for

  1. (in Jordan) dinar; dinars.

JD

abbreviation for

  1. Doctor of Laws
  2. juvenile delinquent


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Word History and Origins

Origin of J.D.1

From New Latin Jūris Doctor

Origin of J.D.2

From New Latin Jūrum Doctor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of J.D.1

(sense 1) Latin Jurum Doctor

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Example Sentences

I wanted something that connects Walt Disney and J.D. Salinger and Buddy Holly and Sylvia Plath to what we now know as Twee.

J.D. Greear leads The Summit Church down the road from me in Durham, North Carolina.

After a public forum and a straw poll, it settled on J.D. Winteregg, a 32-year-old teacher from Troy, Ohio.

“It is a sigh of relief she has been found,” said J.D. Hardin, a communications specialist with the Henry County School System.

Once someone asked him what J.D. stood for, and he famously told them, “juvenile delinquent.”

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