Found 3 items, similar to jurist.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: jurist ahli hukum
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jurist jurist n 1: a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations [syn: legal expert] 2: a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice [syn: judge, justice, magistrate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jurist Jurist \Ju`rist\, n. [F. juriste, LL. jurista, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law. See Just, a.] One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law, such as a judge, lawyer, or legal scholar; a writer on civil and international law. [1913 Webster] It has ever been the method of public jurists to draw a great part of the analogies on which they form the law of nations from the principles of law which prevail in civil community. --Burke.