Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Private as distinguished from public or international law.
- noun The law of a particular state as distinguished from the jus gentium, or law of nations.
- noun In common law, the rights of a husband.
- noun Law; right; particularly, what is declared to be law or right by a judge; matter of rule administered by a magistrate.
- noun A Middle English form of
juice .
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- noun cooking The juices that are a by-product of roasting meat
- noun cooking A rich, lightly reduced
stock used as a sauce for roasted meats
Etymologies
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Examples
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October 10, 2008 at 4:04 am heehee jus tryin to sound sophf.. soff..jus tryin to sound fancee! iz doin it rong den?
O hai. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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June 18, 2008 at 4:27 pm addz more wiskeeeee sip, slurp hmmmmm jus a liddel more haz snuther sipz wuts this chunk ob frozen water in here for…….jus waters down teh drinkee adds more wiskeeeee sip, slurp nommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yes ai rememberz itwell!
Intrvew wit vampire - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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August 23, 2009 at 2:36 pm sigh, no yer bloo linkie not werkin jus yet….jus read cween’s strukshuns…..is gud ones… oh an go to yer profile an say…… yesh yesh yesh to frens rekwest! schmoo
U no ur a kitteh person wen… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Their manner was to grant naturalization (which they called jus civitatis), and to grant it in the highest degree; that is, not only jus commercii, jus connubii, jus haereditatis; but also jus suffragii, and jus honorum.
The Essays 2007
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Their manner was to grant naturalization (which they called jus civitatis [the right of citizenship]), and to grant it in the highest degree; that is, not only jus commercii [the right to commercial trade], jus connubii [the right to intermarry], jus hæreditatis [the right of inheritance]; but also jus suffragii [the right of suffrage], and jus honorum [the right of holding office].
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Janet sexy n all but i collin jus had a baby by his model GIRLFRIEND
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There Labradore pie with poodle jus is simply marvelous.
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But, as the Act for the Settlement of Ireland already shows, after Cromwell takes power, the phrase is usually used in justification of war, especially at the outreaches of empire.
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Whence property came to be called the perfect right, the right of domain, the eminent right, the heroic or quiritaire right, -- in Latin, jus perfectum, jus optimum, jus quiritarium, jus dominii, -- while possession became assimilated to farm-rent.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government. 1890
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Jus Cogens refers to the legal status that certain international crimes reach, whereas obligato erga omnes pertains to the legal implications arising out of a crime characterized as jus cogens.
TamilNet Newswire 2010
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