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jurisconsult

[ joor-is-kuhn-suhlt, -kon-suhlt ]

noun

  1. Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
  2. Civil Law. a master of the civil law. : J.C.


jurisconsult

/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt /

noun

  1. a person qualified to advise on legal matters
  2. a master of jurisprudence


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jurisconsult1

First recorded in 1595–1605, jurisconsult is from Latin jūris consultus “one skilled in the law.” See jus, consult

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jurisconsult1

C17: from Latin jūris consultus; see jus, consult

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Example Sentences

Lovel lay back in his chair with his finger tips joined, like a jurisconsult in the presence of a client.

One pities the jurisconsult who is condemned, by Comstockian clamour, to plough through such a novel.

In yonder furthest room a jurisconsult expounds a passage in the pandects.

Your important labors as a statesman and jurisconsult do not call forth our admiration any the less.

As the Roman jurisconsult built in the image of the old law of the city, they built on idealized Roman lines.

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