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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ju·rist ETYMOLOGY Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista,from Latin jur-, jus DATE 15th century : one having a thorough knowledge of law; especially : judge English Etymology jurist 1456, "one who practices law," from M.Fr . juriste, from M.L.jurista "jurist," from L. jus, ius (gen. juris) "law," L. ius "law," from PIE *yewes- "law," originally a term of religious cult, perhaps meaning "sacred formula" (cf. L. iurare "to pronounce a ritual formula," Vedic yos "health," Avestan yaoz-da- "make ritually pure," Ir. huisse "just"). The Gmc. root represented by O.E. æ"custom, law," O.H.G. ewa, Ger. Ehe "marriage," though sometimes associated with this group, seems rather to belong to PIE *ei- "to go." Meaning "a legal writer" is from 1626.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 jurist jur·ist / 5dVuErist; NAmE 5dVur- / noun (formal)a person who is an expert in law 法学家；法律学专家 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ju·rist \ˈju̇rə̇st, ˈjür-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur-, jus law, right + -ista -ist — more at just 1. a. : a person who practices law : lawyer b. : judge < replaced a jurist then under fire — R.G.Spivack > 2. : a person skilled in the philosophy or science of the law : a scholar in the law < 19th century philosophical jurists — Roscoe Pound > |
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