Editing Juris Doctor (section)

==Etymology and abbreviations==
In the [[United States]], the professional doctorate in law may be conferred in Latin or in English as ''Juris Doctor'' (sometimes shown on [[Latin]] diplomas in the [[accusative]] form ''Juris Doctorem'') and at some law schools Doctor of Law (JD),<ref>{{cite encyclopedia
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 |dictionary=Oxford Living Dictionaries
 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]
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 }}</ref> or Doctor of Jurisprudence (also abbreviated JD).<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Doctor of Jurisprudence
 |publisher=[[University of Texas]]
 |url=http://catalog.utexas.edu/law/degrees/doctor-jurisprudence/
 |access-date=13 February 2017
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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |title=Doctor of Jurisprudence
 |publisher=[[Stanford University]]
 |url=https://web.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin0910/4928.htm
 |access-date=13 February 2017
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 }}</ref> "''Juris Doctor''" literally means "teacher of law", while the Latin for "Doctor of Jurisprudence" – ''Jurisprudentiae Doctor'' – literally means "teacher of legal knowledge".

The JD is not to be confused with Doctor of the Science of Law (''Juridicae Scientiae Doctor''; JSD), [[Doctor of Juridical Science]] (''Scientiae Juridicae Doctor''; SJD), [[Doctor of Laws]] (''Legum Doctor''; LLD). In the US, the JSD and SJD both require students to hold a JD and a [[Master of Laws]] (LLM); the JSD is for those wanting to pursue an academic career in the US,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Law School Admission Council |url=https://www.lsac.org/choosing-law-school/find-law-school/llm-and-other-law-programs-us-canada/cornell-law-school |website=www.lsac.org |access-date=4 March 2025 |date=2025}}</ref> while the SJD is typically for students who are pursuing careers as professors of law at universities in other countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=SJD Program |url=https://michigan.law.umich.edu/academics/programs-study/sjd-program |website=michigan.law.umich.edu |publisher=University of Michigan Law School |access-date=4 March 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The JSD and SJD are equivalent to PhD degrees in law, while the LLD may be equivalent to the PhD or may be a [[higher doctorate]].