jus
[juhs;
Latin
yoos]
/dʒʌs;
Latin
yus/
noun
,
plural
jura
[
j
oo
r
-
uh
;
Latin
yoo
-
r
ah]
/ˈdʒʊər ə;
Latin
ˈyu rɑ/
(
Show IPA
).
Law.
1.
a right.
2.
law as a system or in the abstract.
Origin
<
Latin
jūs
law, right
jus
[zh
y
;
English
zhoos, joos]
/ʒü;
English
ʒus, dʒus/
noun
,
French.
1.
juice; gravy.
Compare
au jus
.
Ju
[
r
oo, zhoo]
/ru, ʒu/
noun
1.
Confucian
(def 2).
2.
one of the tutors of aristocratic origin working during the Chou dynasty.
jus canonicum
[
yoos
kah-
noh
-ni-k
oo
m;
English
juhs
k
uh
-
non
-i-k
uh
m]
/ˈyus kɑˈnoʊ nɪˌkʊm;
English
ˈdʒʌs kəˈnɒn ɪ kəm/
Latin.
1.
canon law
.
jus divinum
[
yoos
di-
wee
-n
oo
m;
English
juhs
di-
vahy
-n
uh
m]
/ˈyus dɪˈwi nʊm;
English
ˈdʒʌs dɪˈvaɪ nəm/
Latin.
1.
divine law.
British Dictionary definitions for
jus
jus
1
/
dʒʌs
/
noun
(
law
) (
pl
)
jura
(
ˈdʒʊərə
)
1.
a right, power, or authority
2.
law in the abstract or as a system, as distinguished from specific enactments
Word Origin
Latin: law
jus
2
/
ʒuː;
French
ʒy
/
noun
1.
a sauce
Word Origin
French: literally, juice
jus canonicum
/
kəˈnɒnɪkəm
/
noun
1.
canon law
Word Origin
from Latin
jus divinum
/
dɪˈviːnəm
/
noun
1.
divine law
Word Origin
from Latin
Word Origin and History for
jus
French, literally "juice" (see
juice
).