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juris doctor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
ju-ris -doc-tor
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A professional doctorate in law, and in some countries, a first professional graduate degree.

Etymology

From Latin iūris, jūris, genitive singular of iūs, jūs (“law”), and doctor (“teacher”).

Inflected Forms

Juris Doctors (plural)

Synonyms

J.D. JD Doctor of Jurisprudence Doctor of Law

Questions

What does juris doctor mean?
A professional doctorate in law, and in some countries, a first professional graduate degree.
Where does juris doctor come from?
From Latin iūris, jūris, genitive singular of iūs, jūs (“law”), and doctor (“teacher”).

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