jurist

Also known as lawyer, legal professional, legal expert, legal scholar, legal practitioner

thumb|Detail from the sarcophagus of Roman jurist Valerius Petronianus (315–320) A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal education in law (a law degree) and often a legal practitioner.

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A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law who analyzes and comments on legal issues, typically someone with formal training in law and often professional legal experience. Jurists matter because their specialized understanding of legal principles helps shape how laws are interpreted and applied in society.

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Within Vinony's link graph, jurist is referenced by 3,319 other articles, and connects out to Germany, law and Thomas Aquinas.

It sits within the topics Jurists and Legal professions.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

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female form of label: юрыстка
male form of label: راجل د لقانون
Commons category: Jurists
ISCO-88 occupation class: 2429
P8168: Harlem Désir
ISCO-08 occupation class: 2619
exact match: thelawdictionary.org/jurist

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In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States the term may also be applied to a judge. With reference to Roman law, a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult (iurisconsultus).

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