jus civile

[ juhs si-vahy-lee, -vee- ]

noun

, Roman Law.

1. 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, or jus naturae.

jus civile

/ sɪˈviːlɪ /

noun

1. the civil law of the Roman state
2. the body of law derived from the principles of this law Compare jus gentium jus naturale

Word History and Origins

Origin of jus civile¹

From Latin: “civil law”

Word History and Origins

Origin of jus civile¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

Its agency, enlightening and softening influence on the Roman character, and on the severity of the primitive jus civile.

From Project Gutenberg

The distinction between natural and conventional law which has been already mentioned, finds place within both: the positive law of persons is called jus civile, and the positive law of nations, jus gentium voluntarium.

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They always recognized the distinction between jus civile, or the law of the State, and the jus naturale, or the law of Nature.

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Point out the principal social element on which, and through which, the jus privatum, connected with the jus civile, was developed.

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