noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).

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amicus curiaeassessorbarmasterchancellormasterombudsman

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dayan

Etymology

From lay + judge.