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Doctor of Laws

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Doctor of Laws

Summary

Doctor of Laws is an academic degree[1]. It draws 2,689 Wikipedia views per month (academic_degree category, ranking #14 of 116).[2]

Key Facts

  • Doctor of Laws's instance of is recorded as academic degree[3].
  • Doctor of Laws is a type of doctorate[4].
  • Doctor of Laws is a type of law degree[5].
  • Doctor of Laws's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • Doctor of Laws's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'JUDr.'}[7].
  • Doctor of Laws's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'JUDr.'}[8].
  • Doctor of Laws's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dr. iur.'}[9].
  • Doctor of Laws's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dr. jur.'}[10].
  • Doctor of Laws's different from is recorded as Juris Doctor[11].
  • Doctor of Laws's different from is recorded as Q134988719[12].
  • Doctor of Laws's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Doctors of Law[13].
  • Doctor of Laws's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'doutora en Leis'}[14].
  • Doctor of Laws's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'doutor en Leis'}[15].

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Designation and Status

Doctor of Laws's instance of is recorded as academic degree[3].

Why It Matters

Doctor of Laws draws 2,689 Wikipedia views per month (academic_degree category, ranking #14 of 116).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → academic degree
    Subclass of → doctorate, law degree
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10959, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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