Jurisconsult

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  • noun. A person learned in law; a jurist.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who gives his opinion in cases of law; one learned, in jurisprudence; a jurist; specifically, a master of the civil law.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a person authorised to give legal advice.
  • noun. a master of the civil law. Abbreviation: J.C.
  • noun. a master of jurisprudence.
  • noun. someone who has studied law.
  • noun. a jurist.
  • Word Usage
    "Khomeini preached the theory of wilayat al-faqih (jurisconsult); an elitist concept associated with the supremacy of senior Shiite clergy."
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    jurist