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ju⋅rist

  [joor-ist]
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–noun
a person versed in the law, as a judge, lawyer, or scholar.
Origin:
1475–85; < F juriste < ML jūrist(a). See jus, -ist
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ju·rist   (jŏŏr'ĭst)   
n.  One who has thorough knowledge and experience of law, especially an eminent judge, lawyer, or legal scholar. Also called jurisprudent.

[Middle English, from Old French juriste, from Medieval Latin iūrista, from Latin iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
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jurist 
1456, "one who practices law," from M.Fr. juriste, from M.L. jurista "jurist," from L. jus, ius (gen. juris) "law," L. ius "law," from PIE *yewes- "law," originally a term of religious cult, perhaps meaning "sacred formula" (cf. L. iurare "to pronounce a ritual formula," Vedic yos "health," Avestan yaoz-da- "make ritually pure," Ir. huisse "just"). The Gmc. root represented by O.E. æ "custom, law," O.H.G. ewa, Ger. Ehe "marriage," though sometimes associated with this group, seems rather to belong to PIE *ei- "to go." Meaning "a legal writer" is from 1626.
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Main Entry: ju·rist
Pronunciation: 'jur-ist
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur- jus law
: an individual having a thorough knowledge of law; especially : JUDGE jurist violated the U.S. Constitution when he banned the filming —National Law Journal>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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