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
Etymology
Origin of jus
From the Latin word jūs law, right
Example Sentences
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She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Options range from $19 wagyu oxtail patties to a $48 grilled pork chop served with crab butter, grilled mango and a jus flavored with kuchela, a Trinidadian green-mango relish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
“A dollar, maybe eighty cents. Just the Italian beef jus poured over bread.”
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
Many African nations, which historically followed jus soli under colonial-era legal systems, later abandoned it after gaining independence.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
“She say Harla O’Horror so perfec, she so fine, she don’t havta be comin aroun at night to supervise. She say jus as soon Harla be openin, she leavin for a vacation in Califonia. Whoa!”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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