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jurista

jurist; legal scholar

noun hoo-REES-tah Rare

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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