Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for JUR'IST
JUR'IST, n. [Fr. juriste; giurista; Sp. jurista; from L. jus, juris, law.]
- A man who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, or more particularly, in the civil law; a civilian. – Bacon.
- One versed in the law of nations, or who writes on the subject.
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