Synonyms of the word

jurist

• n. A judge.
• n. An expert in law or jurisprudence.

adjudicator

• n. One who adjudicates.

expert

• adj. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
• adj. Characteristic of an expert.
• n. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
• n. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

functionary

• n. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited…
• n. A paper-pusher, bean counter.

judge

• n. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering…
• n. A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
• n. A person officiating at a sports or similar event.
• n. A person whose opinion on a subject is respected.
• v. (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
• v. (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
• v. (transitive) To form an opinion on.
• v. (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
• v. (transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
• v. (intransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing.

justice

• n. The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
• n. The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
• n. Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.
• n. The civil power dealing with law.
• n. A title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized as a title.
• n. Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.

magistrate

• n. (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court…
• n. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
• n. (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
• n. (Quebec) A master's degree.

official

• adj. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
• adj. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue…
• adj. Approved by authority; authorized.
• adj. sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
• adj. Discharging an office or function.
• adj. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
• adj. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the…
• adj. True, real, beyond doubt.
• n. An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
• n. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.