Jurist

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One versed in the science of the law; one skilled in the civil law; one skilled in the law of nations.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One learned in the law.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One versed in the science of the law. One skilled in the civil law. One skilled in the law of nations.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who is versed or skilied in law; answering to the Latin "jurisperitus," (q. v.) One who is skilied in the civll law, or law of nations. The term is now usually applied to those who have distinguished themselves by their writings on legal subjects.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

One who is versed or skilled in law; now commonly a person eminent mainly for knowledge of the theoretic side of the law.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

One who is versed or skilled in law; answering to the Latin “jurisper. ttus,” {g. 0.) One who is skilled in the civil law, or law of nations. The term is now usually applied to those who have distinguished themselves by their writings on legal subjects.