jus civile

jus civile
noun
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Syn: ↑Roman law, ↑Justinian code, ↑civil law
Members of this Topic: ↑addiction, ↑novate, ↑stipulate
Hypernyms: ↑legal code

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\\-səˈvī(ˌ)lē\ noun
Etymology: Latin

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/jus" si vuy"lee, -vee"-/, Roman Law.
the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale).
[ < L: civil law]

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jus civile /si-vīˈlē, kē-wēˈle or -vēˈ/ noun
Civil law
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Main Entry:jus

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