jus
1 Americannoun
PLURAL
jura-
a right.
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law as a system or in the abstract.
noun
noun
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a right, power, or authority
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law in the abstract or as a system, as distinguished from specific enactments
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of jus
From the Latin word jūs law, right
Example Sentences
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“A dollar, maybe eighty cents. Just the Italian beef jus poured over bread.”
From Salon
It’s exactly what it sounds like: toasted French or Italian bread soaked in the rich, savory au jus of an Italian beef sandwich.
From Salon
Previously, anyone with an Italian ancestor who lived after 17 March, 1861 - when the Kingdom of Italy was created - qualified to be a citizen under the 'jus sanguinis', or descendent blood line law.
From BBC
John Skrentny, a sociology professor at the University of California, San Diego, believes that, though birthright citizenship or jus soli is common throughout the Americas, "each nation-state had its own unique road to it".
From BBC
Ireland was the last country in the region to allow unrestricted jus soli.
From BBC
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