Doctor — Law Dictionary

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Means commonly a practitioner of medicine, of whatever system or school. Corsi v. Maretzek, 4 E. D. Smith (N. Y.) 1. See Physicians.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A learned man; one qualified to give instruction of the higher order in' a science or art; particularly, one who has received the highest academical degree in his art or faculty, as, a doctor of laws, medicine or theology. In colloquial language, however, the term is practically restricted to practitioners of medicine. Harrison v. State, 102 Ala. 170, 15 South. 563; State v. McKnight, 131 N. O. 717, 42 S. E. 580, 59 In R. A. 187. This term means, simply, practitioner of physic, without respect to system pursued. A certificate of a homœpathic physician is a "doctor's certificate." Co.rsi v. Maretzek, 4 E. D. Smith (N. Y.) L

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

One qualified to teach: a learned man; a person versed in one or more sciences or arts. Doctor of laws. A title conferred by a college or university upon a person distinguished for his attainments in one or several departments of learning. Whence LL. D., from the Latin legum or legibus doctor. Doctor of the civil law. A degree conferred upon a person who has pursued a prescribed course of study in general jurisprudence in a law school or university. Abbreviated D. C. L. See Degree, 3. Doctor of medicine or physic. As popularly used, a practitioner of physic, irrespective of the system, or school.* See Physician.