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jurist
/ˈdʒʊ rəst/
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a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
jurist meaning(s)
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- (n) a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
- (n) a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
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- Reagan had put forward the nation's leading conservative jurist in the hope of tilting a closely divided court sharply rightward for the next generation.
- In particular, precisely what is a Catholic jurist to do when confronted with the application of laws restricting abortion that, as interpreted by the courts in rulings like Roe v.
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juristic
of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
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juror
/ˈdʒʊ rər/
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someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
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jury
/ˈdʒʊ ri/
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a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented…
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jury box
an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
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jury duty
the civic duty to serve on a jury
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jury mast
a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
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jury system
a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
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jury-rigged
done or made using whatever is available
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juryman
/ˈdʒʊə rɪ mən/
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someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
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jurywoman
someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
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jus civile
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many…
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jus sanguinis
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that…
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jus soli
the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place…
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jussieu
French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of…
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jussive mood
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
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just
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used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
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just about
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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just as
at the same time as
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just deserts
an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
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just in case
if there happens to be need
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just in time
at the last possible moment
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just now
only a moment ago
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just right
in every detail