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/le.ʒist/

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Translation

forensic examiner (médecin légiste); legal expert

Word origin

From Medieval Latin legista, from lex, legis ('law'). English 'legal' and 'legislate' come from the same noun.

Origin: Latin
Root: legista
English cognates: legal, legislate

Grammar

Gendercommon

Plurallégistes

Examples

The forensic examiner saw the body this morning.

Forensic examiners work with the police.

The pathologist's report arrives tomorrow.

She has been a forensic examiner for ten years.

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The pathologist says it was an accident.

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This word is part of lesson 56.