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