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

M. Raybaud thought it would seem wise to repeat an old impertinence of the legist, and that may serve him for an excuse.

From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)

I am pleased that a legist of your learning and authority should have pronounced such an opinion.

From The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas père, Alexandre

You are our president, and moreover a great legist.

From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Hugo, Victor

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 Tocqueville, Alexis de