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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGALIST

legalist  [ˈliːɡəlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legalist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of legalist in the English dictionary

The definition of legalist in the dictionary is a person who stresses the letter of the law.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGALIST


analyst
ˈænəlɪst
capitalist
ˈkæpɪtəlɪst
catalyst
ˈkætəlɪst
finalist
ˈfaɪnəlɪst
frugalist
ˈfruːɡəlɪst
fundamentalist
ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪst
generalist
ˈdʒɛnərəlɪst
journalist
ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst
madrigalist
ˈmædrɪɡəlɪst
mentalist
ˈmentəlɪst
minimalist
ˈmɪnɪməlɪst
nationalist
ˈnæʃənəlɪst
naturalist
ˈnætʃrəlɪst
novelist
ˈnɒvəlɪst
realist
ˈrɪəlɪst
regalist
ˈriːɡəlɪst
serialist
ˈsɪərɪəlɪst
socialist
ˈsəʊʃəlɪst
specialist
ˈspɛʃəlɪst
vocalist
ˈvəʊkəlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGALIST

legal process
legal profession
legal redress
legal representation
legal separation
legal successor
legal system
legal tender
legalese
legalise
legaliser
legalism
legalistic
legalistically
legalities
legality
legalization
legalize
legalizer
legally

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGALIST

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aerialist
animalist
brutalist
centralist
environmentalist
fatalist
Federalist
herbalist
hospitalist
idealist
loyalist
Orientalist
pastoralist
removalist
revivalist
semifinalist
sensationalist
structuralist
surrealist
survivalist

Synonyms and antonyms of legalist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legalist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGALIST

Find out the translation of legalist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legalist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legalist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legalista
570 millions of speakers

English

legalist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

legalist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

legalist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

законник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

legalist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

juriste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lega
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

legalist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

율법 주의자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legalist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

legalist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विधिज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanunlara uyan kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legalista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

legalisty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

законник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legalist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομικιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wetties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legalistiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legalist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legalist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGALIST»

The term «legalist» is regularly used and occupies the 105.512 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGALIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legalist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legalist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legalist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGALIST»

Discover the use of legalist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legalist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Legalist Reformation: Law, Politics, and Ideology in New ...
Based on a detailed examination of New York case law, this pathbreaking book shows how law, politics, and ideology in the state changed in tandem between 1920 and 1980.
William E. Nelson, 2003
2
Foundations of World Order: The Legalist Approach to ...
One volume of multi-volume history of international law. "Specialists in the field of American diplomatic history and the jurisprudence of international law should welcome this work. There is no other that covers the same ground.
Francis Anthony Boyle, 1999
3
Robots or Rebels: The Dangers of Growing Up a Legalist, and ...
In so doing they find themselves becoming slaves to sin. This book is designed to expose legalism and its tragic results, and then point the way to a true holiness that is based in biblical motivations.
Robert P. Pruitt, 2014
4
The Book of Lord Shang: A Classic of the Chinese School of Law
This is essential to preserve the stability of the State. Roscoe Pound recommended this book for the study of old Chinese law in Outlines of Lectures on Jurisprudence (5th ed.) 235.
Yang Shang, 1928
5
The Art of Rulership: A Study of Ancient Chinese Political ...
WU-WEI IN PRE-CH'IN LEGALIST TEXTS The chronological and doctrinal relationship between the Taoist and Legalist traditions is a subject which goes beyond the bounds of this study. Even so, an analysis of wu-wei in the Legalist texts ...
Roger T. Ames, 1994
6
A History of Chinese Philosophy
3 — THE THREE GROUPS IN THE LEGALIST SCHOOL The Legalist school was divided into three groups, one of which laid stress on shih f£, an important Legalist term which may be translated as ' power ' or ' authority ' ; the second laid  ...
Youlan Feng, 1983
7
China's Legalists: The Earliest Totalitarians and Their Art ...
The. Congruence. of. Legalist. Tenets. and. Orthodox. Marxism-Leninism. The Legalists exert continuing and far-reaching effects on the political and social development of China. Their tenets gave direction to institution building and state  ...
Zhengyuan Fu, 1996
8
Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East ...
China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam have all been shaped by their Confucian and Legalist legacies. Several East Asian countries have also been shaped by the experience of rapid economic development in the ...
Daniel A. Bell, 2009
9
Han Feizi: Basic Writings
Trenchant, sophisticated, and cynical, Han Feizi has been read in every age and is still of interest today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power.
‎2013
10
The Ideal Chinese Political Leader: A Historical and ...
Legalist ruling doctrines dominated in the Qin empire (221-206 B.C.) after the Qin ruler united China in 22 1 B.C. Because Legalism relied heavily on penal punishment over morality and ideological indoctrination through persuasion, the Qin ...
Xuezhi Guo, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legalist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Go Set a Watchman: Why Harper Lee's new book is so controversial
Atticus is a legalist. He'll still take a case to represent a black defendant — in this case, one he knows to be guilty. But it's because he knows ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Understanding the Crisis in Burundi
After the failed coup, these two regional powers shifted from considering only the legalist dimensions of the conflict to adopting a more ... «World Policy Institute, Jul 15»
3
Major Overtime Rule Changes are Coming – Are you Prepared?
... appearance that the audit is in response to past missteps. Stay tuned — HR Legalist will continue to track this proposal in the months ahead. «JD Supra, Jul 15»
4
Same Sex Marriage is the Law of the Land: What Next for FMLA …
Earlier this year, HR Legalist announced the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Final Rule (29 C.F.R. § 825.102) that changed the regulatory ... «JD Supra, Jun 15»
5
The Question of a US form of fascism
... system in the world, and the confluence of policies designed to insure high rates of recidivism, all seem somehow to have a legalist rationale. «Bay Area Indymedia, Jun 15»
6
What the West should know about Xi Jinping, China's most powerful …
Xi's wide-ranging war on corruption is a perfect example of the legalist approach. Its cutting edge, the Communist Party's Commission for ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
7
Tullian's tragedy: How the megachurch business model is failing …
... to hang Tullian out to dry were matched only by the cries of those who saw me as some kind of right-wing legalist who had no idea of grace. «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
8
Turkey's 'baba' bids farewell
He was a legalist as well as a brilliant pragmatist, who commanded a style, a mannerism that caught everybody's attention, and many times, ... «Today's Zaman, Jun 15»
9
Who Owns The Buffalo?
By all accounts, Chinese President Xi Jinping is a Legalist. His first and foremost priority is to ensure supreme power in the hands of the Party. «Swarajya, Jun 15»
10
Chinese Security Laws Elevate the Party and Stifle Dissent. Mao …
During his tenure, Mr. Xi has repeatedly cited Han Feizi, a Legalist philosopher from the Warring States period more than 23 centuries ago. «New York Times, May 15»

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