jus gentium

[ juhs jen-shee-uhm ]

noun

, Roman Law.

1. jus civile

jus gentium

/ ˈdʒɛntɪəm /

noun

1. Roman law those rules of law common to all nations

Word History and Origins

Origin of jus gentium¹

1540–50; < Latin: law of the nations

Word History and Origins

Origin of jus gentium¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

I shall stay here and send a messenger to my ambassador, who will complain that the 'jus gentium' has been violated in the Ile-de-France in my person, and I will have reparation.

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Jus Gentium.—Acts accessorial to Occupation, such as Discovery, Settlement, &c., create only an imperfect Title.

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As to England, she was to be expelled from her continental dominions whenever America would be strong enough to enforce the "American jus gentium", and the sea was to be neutralized.

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But this law of nature was really repealed by the jus gentium, under which both horse and prisoner alike became private property.

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But the actual enactment of the corpus juris civilis fortifies slavery as it had been established all over the world by the jus gentium with these plain words: “The master has power of life and death over his slave; and whatever property the slave acquires, he acquires for the master.”

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