jus
n pl , jura (Law)
1 a right, power, or authority
2 law in the abstract or as a system, as distinguished from specific enactments (Latin: law)
au jus (French)
adj (of meat) served in its own gravy
(literally: with the juice)
jus. , just.
abbrev. for justice
jus canonicum
n canon law
(from Latin)
jus civile
n
1 the civil law of the Roman state
2 the body of law derived from the principles of this law
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jus gentium →
jus naturale
(from Latin)
jus divinum
n divine law
(from Latin)
jus gentium
n (Roman law) those rules of law common to all nations
(from Latin)
jus naturale
n (Roman law)
1 (originally) a system of law based on fundamental ideas of right and wrong; natural law
2 (in later usage) another term for →
jus gentium
(from Latin)
jus sanguinis
n (Law) the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
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jus soli
(Latin, literally: law of blood)
jus soli
n (Law) the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he was born
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jus sanguinis
(from Latin, literally: law of soil)