Usage Note
Jurista is a common-gender noun: el jurista (male) and la jurista (female) with no form change. It refers to a legal scholar or expert in law, not necessarily a practising lawyer (abogado). The word sits at a higher register than abogado and often appears in academic or journalistic writing.
Examples
"La jurista redactó el informe legal."
Natural Translation
The jurist drafted the legal report.
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