Definition of Jd

JD or jd may stand for:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.), a law degree held by some lawyers in certain countries
• Job description, an acronym for a person's nature of job or terms of reference (TOR)
• Jack Daniel's, a whiskey distilled in Tennessee
• Japan Airlines, domestic service (IATA code)
• Janata Dal, a political party in India
• Julian day, the Julian day number (JDN) plus the decimal fraction of the day
• Jordanian dinar (official abbreviated JOD by the ISO 4217 currency code)
• Journal of Discourses, a historical periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• J. D. Byrider, automobile dealership franchise
• Jersey Devil, a cryptozoological animal
• Lee Jae-Dong, a professional video game player
• John Deere, agricultural machinery manufacturer

A J.D./M.B.A. or M.B.A./J.D. is a dual degree program offered jointly by many law and business schools. The program generally lasts four years (saving one year over completing both degrees separately) and results in the candidate earning both a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration degree. Many schools including Northwestern University] Cornell University, Yale University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania have begun to offer three year programs (saving two years). Students may apply to the joint program before matriculating to either program, or after matriculating to either law school or business school. Graduating J.D./M.B.A. students may choose to practice law, or enter the business world. Even though a majority of JD/MBAs graduate from a single university, there are people who earn these degrees from different universities.