J.D.
Lawyer's graduate credential
J.D. is the Juris Doctor degree, the standard professional doctorate required to practice law in the United States.
Someone with a J.D. has completed law school: She earned her J.D. from Harvard.
J.D. also abbreviates juvenile delinquent, a young person who has committed crimes, though this usage is dated.
Qualification to practice law
- bar examLicensure test for attorneys
- law schoolJD degree program
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
doctorate · legal education · commencement · diploma · credentials · licensing · admission · curriculum
Licensed legal representative
- counselExpert guidance offered
- litigatorAttorney who argues disputes
- barDrinking establishment
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
trial · briefs · motions · deposition · cross-examination · litigation · plaintiff · defendant
Placeholder for unidentified males
- Jane DoePlaceholder for unknown woman
- Jack DanielsAmerican whiskey brand
- J.D. VanceHillbilly Elegy author
- nicknameInformal substitute name
J.D. Salinger · monogram · abbreviation · pseudonym · placeholder name · anonymous
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- given namePersonal name from birth
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- first namePersonal name, not surname
law degree
Qualification to practice law
- bar examLicensure test for attorneys
- law schoolJD degree program
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
jurisprudence · doctorate · legal education · commencement · diploma · credentials · licensing · admission · curriculum · casebook
attorney
Licensed legal representative
courtroom · trial · briefs · motions · deposition · cross-examination · litigation · plaintiff · defendant · advocate
John Doe
Placeholder for unidentified males
- Jane DoePlaceholder for unknown woman
- Jack DanielsAmerican whiskey brand
- J.D. VanceHillbilly Elegy author
J.D. Salinger · nickname · monogram · abbreviation · pseudonym · placeholder name · anonymous
James Dean
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- given namePersonal name from birth
- nicknameInformal substitute name
J.D.M.D.
Doctoral degree for physicians
Ph.D. · Doctor of Philosophy · D.O. · D.D.S. · Pharm.D.
Secondary graduation certificate
GED · dropout · uneducated · associate's degree · non-lawyer