jurisconsult

[ joor-is-kuhn-suhlt, -kon-suhlt ]

noun

1. Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
2. Civil Law. a master of the civil law. : J.C.

jurisconsult

/ ˌdʒʊərɪsˈkɒnsʌlt /

noun

1. a person qualified to advise on legal matters
2. a master of jurisprudence

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurisconsult¹

First recorded in 1595–1605, jurisconsult is from Latin jūris consultus “one skilled in the law.” See jus, consult

Word History and Origins

Origin of jurisconsult¹

C17: from Latin jūris consultus; see jus, consult

Example Sentences

The initial reports were very frustrating, because  those kids were so adorable and because there’s not much anybody on our side of the world could do about it, unless we can get Anonymous interested in a DoS attack on the Iranian Supreme Jurisconsult website.

From Salon

Frà Donato da Sant’’ Agata had been appointed Inquisitor of Romagnola, and the learned jurisconsult of Rimini drew up for his instruction a summary of the rules governing inquisitorial procedure, which is one of the clearest and best manuals of practice that we possess.

From Project Gutenberg

Hadrian considered that the reality of the crime must have already acquired a strong probability, and the jurisconsult Paul laid down that at least two free witnesses should be heard before slaves were submitted to torture, and that the offer of an accused person to have his slaves tortured that they might attest his innocence should not be accepted.580.Numerous and very noble instances of slave fidelity are given by Seneca, De Benefic. iii. 19-27; Val.

From Project Gutenberg

His surpassing merit as a jurisconsult consisted in the fact that he turned from the ignorant commentators on Roman law to the Roman law itself.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearly a century later, legal proceedings were commenced by the inhabitants of a village in the diocese of Autun against the rats by which their houses and barns were infested; the trial being famous in the annals of French jurisprudence as that in which Chassanee, the celebrated jurisconsult, first achieved distinction.

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