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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesciviliste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sivilist
"Le civiliste a analysé les implications du nouveau code."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A specialist or expert in civil law or Roman law.
"The university appointed a distinguished civilist to chair the department of jurisprudence." - 2
An advocate for civil rights, civilian interests, or civil society.
"As a dedicated civilist, she spent her career defending freedom of speech and assembly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English word 'civil' (from Old French civil, from Latin civilis) combined with the agent suffix '-ist' (from Greek -istēs). Historically used in legal contexts to denote a specialist in civil law or a proponent of civil rights and civic order.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Civilist" is said worldwide
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civiliste
Transliteration: sivilist
"Le civiliste a analysé les implications du nouveau code."
Zivilist
Transliteration: tsiviliːst
"Der Zivilist unterscheidet sich rechtlich vom Soldaten."
civilista
Transliteration: ʧivilista
"Il civilista ha preparato la causa di risarcimento."
civilista
Transliteration: sivilista
"El prestigioso civilista explicó el contrato de arrendamiento."
civilista
Transliteration: sivilista
"O civilista atua na área de direito contratual."
दीवानी वकील
Transliteration: deewani vakeel
"सिविल मामलों के विशेषज्ञ को दीवानी वकील कहा जाता है।"
民法学家
Transliteration: mínfǎ xuéjiā
"这位民法学家发表了关于财产法的最新研究。"
민법학자
Transliteration: minbeophakja
"그 민법학자는 계약법 개정에 중요한 기여를 했다."
民法学者
Transliteration: minpō gakusha
"著名な民法学者による講演会が開催された。"
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