noun
- legal experts or scholars who give opinions on points of law; jurists
Usage: formal; historical
Examples
- The ancient Roman jurisconsults developed many principles still used in modern law.
- Medieval jurisconsults wrote extensive commentaries on legal codes.
- The university invited several renowned jurisconsults to speak at the law conference.
- These jurisconsults were consulted on matters of constitutional interpretation.
- The jurisconsults’ opinions carried great weight in the imperial courts.
- Modern legal systems still reference the works of classical jurisconsults.