Dictionary

jurist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/ (UK)
• /ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French juriste.

Meanings

1. An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.
   • distinguished jurist
   • comparative-law jurist
   • eminent jurist
   • constitutional jurist
   • Jurists, who as time went on were increasingly less likely to be priests themselves, became a cross between legal academics, legal consultants and public servants, working without payment. They did not argue cases in court, leaving that less prestigious task to dedicated advocates; instead, they advised as to what the answers to legal problems were. 2025 October, Nichloas Stone, “An Exceedingly Short Introduction to Roman Law”, in Antigone, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2025:
   • As a jurist, she was respected for her impartiality.
   • The young lawyer hoped to become a renowned jurist one day.
   • The distinguished jurist wrote extensively on constitutional law.
2. (Canada, US) A judge.

Forms

Deriveds

nonjurist

Translations (51)

fi lakimies (expert of law) · fo løgmaður (expert of law) · eo juristo (expert of law) · is lögmaður (expert of law) · cs právník (expert of law) · nl jurist (expert of law) · de Juristin (expert of law) · mr न्यायाधिकारी (expert of law) · scn jurista (expert of law) · sl jurist (expert of law) · bg юрист (expert of law) · fo juristur (expert of law) · cy cyfreithydd (expert of law) · io yuristo (expert of law) · ka იურისტი (expert of law) · sl pravnik (expert of law) · el νομομαθής (expert of law) · sl pravnica (expert of law) · uz huquqshunos (expert of law) · es jurista (expert of law) · fr juriste (expert of law) · it giurista (expert of law) · is lögfræðingur (expert of law) · fi juristi (expert of law) · es legisperito (expert of law) · fa حقوقشناس (expert of law) · de Jurist (expert of law) · is júristi (expert of law) · sl juristka (expert of law) · es jurisconsulto (expert of law) · ka სამართალმცოდნე (expert of law) · no jurist (expert of law) · nl juriste (expert of law) · pt jurisconsulto (expert of law) · ru юри́ст (expert of law) · el νομικός (expert of law) · mk правник (expert of law) · fo løgfrøðingur (expert of law) · az hüquqşünas (expert of law) · uk юри́ст (expert of law) · sv jurist (expert of law) · gl xurista (expert of law) · hu jogász (expert of law) · pt jurista (expert of law) · pl jurysta (expert of law) · th นักกฎหมาย (expert of law) · ro jurist (expert of law) · da retslærd (expert of law) · pl prawnik (expert of law) · ro juristă (expert of law) · es jurisperito (expert of law)