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noun
A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations.
synonym: jurist.
is a specific kind of: expert.
is a broader term that covers: mufti.
instances of which are: Bentham, Jeremy Bentham | Grotius, Hugo Grotius, Huig de Groot | Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | John Marshall, Marshall | Harlan Fiske Stone, Stone.
domain category: jurisprudence, law.
derivation: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy.
Dutch: juriste, jurist, meester, rechtsgeleerde, wetgeleerde
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