as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts
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Recent Examples of jurist
The question was posed by the Manhattan jurist after the prosecution rested following a more than six-week-long presentation of evidence against the hip-hop maven.
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Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The president recognized a perfect nominee for the times: a brilliant jurist who represented the best of American virtues and exhibited no vices or controversial positions on judicial issues (as had Bork three years earlier).
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
About a third, 32 percent, said federal judges have too much power, while 43 percent argued the jurists have the right amount.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 May 2025
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Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Among them is a new chief justice, Hugo Aguilar, who would become the country’s first top jurist of Indigenous origin since the legendary Benito Juárez, who also served as president, more than a century and a half ago.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The president recognized a perfect nominee for the times: a brilliant jurist who represented the best of American virtues and exhibited no vices or controversial positions on judicial issues (as had Bork three years earlier).
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
About a third, 32 percent, said federal judges have too much power, while 43 percent argued the jurists have the right amount.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jurist
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Daybell filed motions to have the judge replaced and to get her cases retried.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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City Council President Mary Sheffield's office asked Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett to clarify what is allowable under the judge's order.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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He was released to a halfway house in 2024 and from prison in March, according to court filings.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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These records include court filings, witness testimony, flight logs, grand jury materials, and sealed depositions—many of which remain hidden from the public.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Jurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jurist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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