legist
Example Sentences
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Critics are feared for the damage they can do to reputations, but they are probably at legist as dangerous when they turn kingmaker.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had all the qualities of a clever legist and an excellent commentator, and none of those necessary to a legislator or statesman.
From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Alexis de Tocqueville
You are our president, and moreover a great legist.
From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Victor Hugo
Covarruvias, a Spanish legist, already quoted, agrees with Arnault Ferton.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Andrew Lang
An astute legist can discover flaws in the best-drawn legal papers.
From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Augustus J. Thebaud
