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Legum Doctor, the Glossary

Legum Doctor (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction.^[1]

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Academic degree

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.

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Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. Legum Doctor and Bachelor of Laws are law degrees.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Bologna Process

The Bologna Process is a series of ministerial meetings and agreements between European countries to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher-education qualifications.

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Canon law

Canon law (from κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Civil law (legal system)

Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.

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Doctor (title)

Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. Legum Doctor and Doctor (title) are doctoral degrees.

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Doctor of both laws

A doctor of both laws, from the Latin doctor utriusque juris, juris utriusque doctor, or doctor juris utriusque ("doctor of both laws") (abbreviations include: JUD, IUD, DUJ, JUDr., DUI, DJU, Dr.iur.utr., Dr.jur.utr., DIU, UJD and UID), is a scholar who has acquired a doctorate in both civil and church law. Legum Doctor and doctor of both laws are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Doctor of Canon Law (Catholic Church)

Doctor of Canon Law (Juris Canonici Doctor, JCD) is the doctoral-level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. Legum Doctor and doctor of Canon Law (Catholic Church) are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Doctor of Civil Law

Doctor of Civil Law (DCL; Legis Civilis Doctor or Juris Civilis Doctor) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. Legum Doctor and Doctor of Civil Law are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Doctor of Juridical Science

A Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), or a Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD), is a research doctorate degree in law that is similar to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Legum Doctor and doctor of Juridical Science are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Doctor of Law

A Doctor of Law is a doctorate in legal studies. Legum Doctor and doctor of Law are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. Legum Doctor and doctor of Philosophy are doctoral degrees.

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Doctorate

A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach"). Legum Doctor and doctorate are doctoral degrees.

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Doctors' Commons

Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil (as opposed to common) law in London, namely ecclesiastical and admiralty law.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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George Borg Olivier

Giorgio Borg Olivier (Ġorġ Borg Olivier) (5 July 1911 – 29 October 1980) was a Maltese statesman and leading politician.

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George Drewry Squibb

George Drewry Squibb, LVO, QC, JP, FSA, FRHistS, FSG (1 December 1906 – 3 January 1994) was an English lawyer, herald and antiquary who is most noted for his participation in the celebrated 1954 case of Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd in the High Court of Chivalry, the first (and to date only) case heard by that court for over two hundred years.

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Guido de Marco

Guido de Marco (22 July 1931 – 12 August 2010) was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth president of Malta from 1999 to 2004.

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Habilitation

Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in Germany, France, Italy and some other European and non-English-speaking countries. Legum Doctor and Habilitation are higher doctorates.

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High Court of Chivalry

His Majesty's High Court of Chivalry is a civil law (as opposed to common law) court in English and Welsh law with jurisdiction over matters of heraldry.

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Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. Legum Doctor and honorary degree are doctoral degrees and honorary degrees.

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Inns of Court

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. Legum Doctor and Juris Doctor are doctoral degrees and law degrees.

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Lakehead University

Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

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Law

Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.

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Lawrence Gonzi

Lawrence Gonzi (born 1 July 1953) is a Maltese politician, retired Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics.

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Legal procurator

A legal procurator is a warranted legal professional in Malta, Argentina and some other countries, who assists advocates in lawsuits in courts of various levels.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Master of Laws

A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. Legum Doctor and Master of Laws are law degrees.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Notary public

A notary public (notary or public notary; notaries public) of the common law is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with general financial transactions, estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legum_Doctor

Also known as Dr iur, Dr. iur., L.L.D., LL D, LL.D, LL.D., LLD.

, University of Ottawa, University of Oxford.

Legum Doctor, the Glossary

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Higher doctorates

Honorary degrees

Law degrees

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