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LEGAL EXPERT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
Synonyms:
jurist; legal expert
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("legal expert" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "legal expert"):
mufti (a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law)
Instance hyponyms:
Bentham; Jeremy Bentham (English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831))
Grotius; Hugo Grotius; Huig de Groot (Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645))
Holmes; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935))
John Marshall; Marshall (United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835))
Harlan Fiske Stone; Stone (United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946))
