"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Jurist

A jurist is not someone who sits on a jury - that is a juror.

A jurist is a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations; a judge: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice; a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law.


If I use this illustration does it make me a Jester?