legal expert
Noun
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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 authorityis a type of: expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfullysubtypes: mufti - a jurist who interprets Muslim religious lawspecific instances:
- bentham, jeremy bentham - English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
- grotius, hugo grotius, huig de groot - Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)
- holmes, oliver wendell holmes jr. - United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
- john marshall, marshall - United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
- harlan fiske stone, stone - United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
same as: jurist
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