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Jus may refer to: Law * Jus (law), the Latin word for law or right * Jurisprudence of Catholic canon law#Jus, Jus (canon law), a rule within the Roman Catholic Church People * Juš Kozak (1892–1964), Slovenian writer * Juš Milčinski, Slovenian theatre improviser * Justin Jus Oborn (born 1971), British lead guitarist and songwriter of the band Electric Wizard Other uses * Jus Reservoir, in Malacca, Malaysia * Japan-US (cable system), a submarine telecommunications cable * Jupiter Upper Stage, a proposed American rocket stage * Yus or jus, a letter in the Cyrillic alphabet * abbreviation for jussive mood, a grammatical mood * JUS, IATA code for USA Jet Airlines, an American cargo airline * jus, ISO 639-3 code for the Jumla Sign Language See also * Au jus ('with juice'), a culinary term referring to sauce served with meat * IUS (other) * Juss (other) *Juice {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jus (law)
__NOTOC__ ''Ius'' or ''Jus'' (Latin, plural ''iura'') in ancient Rome was a right to which a citizen (''civis'') was entitled by virtue of his citizenship ('' civitas''). The ''iura'' were specified by laws, so ''ius'' sometimes meant law. As one went to the law courts to sue for one's rights, ''ius'' also meant justice and the place where justice was sought. On the whole, the Romans valued their rights as the greatest good of Roman citizenship (''civitas romana''), as opposed to citizenship in other city-states under the jurisdiction of Rome but without Roman rights. Outsiders (''peregrini'') and freedmen (''libertini'') perforce used Roman lawyers to represent them in actions undertaken under the jurisdiction of Roman law. Representation was one of the civic obligations (''munera'') owed to the state by citizens. These ''munera'' (on which account the citizens were ''municipes'') included military service as well as paying taxes, but specialized obligations might also be associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
