legal expert

/ˌligəl ˌɛkˈspʌrt/

Other forms: legal experts

Definitions of legal expert

1. noun

   a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
   synonyms: jurist

   examples:

   Jeremy Bentham

   English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)

   Huig de Groot

   Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)

   Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

   United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

   John 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

   United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)

   types:

   mufti

   a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

   grand mufti

   the chief mufti of a district

   type of:

   expert, pundit

   a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully