jurist

Noun
  1. A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (synset 110247655)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
    subtypes: mufti - a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
    specific instances:
    same as: legal expert
  2. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (synset 110244889)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
    • chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court
    • daniel - a wise and upright judge
    • doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
    • justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer
    • magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
    • ordinary - a judge of a probate court
    • praetor, pretor - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
    • qadi - an Islamic judge
    • recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
    • trial judge - a judge in a trial court
    • trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
    specific instances: samson - (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
    same as: judge, justice

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