Juris Doctor

English

Etymology

From Latin juris, genitive singular of jus (“law”), and doctor (“teacher”)

Noun

Wikipedia Juris Doctor (plural Juris Doctors)

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

Synonyms

• J.D., JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctor of Law (in the U.S. only).

Translations

professional doctorate in law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法律博士 (cmn) (fǎlǜ bóshì)

• Finnish: oikeustieteen tohtori (fi)
• French: docteur en droit (fr) m

• German: (USA) Juris Doctor (de) m, Doktor der Rechte (de) m
• Japanese: 法務博士 (ja) (ほうむはくし, hōmu hakushi)
• Russian: доктор юридических наук (ru) (dóktor juridíčeskix naúk) m