jurist — ju·rist / ju̇r ist/ n [Middle French juriste, from Medieval Latin jurista, from Latin jur jus law]: an individual having a thorough knowledge of law; esp: judge the state s top jurist violated the U.S. Constitution when he banned the filming… … Law dictionary
legal representative — n: one who represents or stands in the place of another under authority recognized by law esp. with respect to the other s property or interests: as a: personal representative b: an agent having legal status; esp: one acting under a power of… … Law dictionary
Law dictionary — A law dictionary is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law.A distinction is made between different types of law dictionaries. A monolingual law dictionary covers one language, a… … Wikipedia
Matthew Hale (jurist) — For other people of the same name, see Matthew Hale (disambiguation). Sir Matthew Hale SL … Wikipedia
Edward Abbott (jurist) — Edward Abbott (1766 – 31 July 1832) was a soldier, politician, judge advocate and public servant who served at Parramatta, the Hawkesbury River and Norfolk Island in the colony of New South Wales, now part of present day Australia. He also served … Wikipedia
David Hume (jurist) — David Hume (1757 1838) was a Scottish jurist, whose work on Scots criminal law and Scots private law has had a deep and continuing influence. He is referred to as Baron David Hume to distinguish him from his uncle, David Hume the philosopher.[1]… … Wikipedia
Marcus Morton (jurist) — Marcus Morton Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court In office 1869–1882 Preceded by Ebenezer R. Hoar … Wikipedia
Edward Wynne (jurist) — Edward Wynne (baptized 25 February 1734 ndash; 27 December 1784) was a lawyer and scholar.LifeWynne was the son of William Wynne, sergeant at law, and was baptized at St Clement Danes, London on 25 February 1734. He was admitted as a member of… … Wikipedia
John Latham (jurist) — Infobox Judge honorific prefix= The Right Honourable name =Sir John Latham honorific suffix= KBE CMG nationality = Australian caption = Chief Justice Sir John Latham in 1945 order = 5th office = Chief Justice of Australia term start = 11 October… … Wikipedia
John Davis (jurist) — Infobox Judge honorific prefix = name = John Davis honorific suffix = imagesize = 200 px caption = office = Judge of the District of Massachusetts term start = 1801 term end = 1841 nominator = appointer = President John Adams predecessor = John… … Wikipedia
Charles Morris (jurist) — For other people of the same name, see Charles Morris (disambiguation). Charles Morris (8 June 1711 – buried 4 November 1781) was a Canadian army officer, officeholder, and judge. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the Chief Justice of the… … Wikipedia
