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Definition of "legist" [le•gist]

  • A specialist in law. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "legist" in a sentence
  • "a fresh impulse was given to legal researches, the terms legist and decretist -- the latter applied, in the narrower sense, to the interpreter of ecclesiastical law and commentator on the canonical texts -- have been carefully distinguished."
  • "So perceived, the empire of law is a vital element of any healthy culture and the task of the legist or judge is a constructive one."
  • "Coming from the Independent Womens Forum, she was tapped by Ashcroft to Chair Commission on Violence Against Women - and spent her entire tenure fighting enforcement of Clinton sponsored Anti Domestic Violence legist - ya know, the one that reduced Domestic Violence by almost 30% it's first 2 years -"