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Meaning of "sui juris" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUI JURIS

From Latin, literally: of one's own right.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUI JURIS

sui juris  [ˈsuːaɪ ˈdʒʊərɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUI JURIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sui juris is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUI JURIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sui iuris

Sui iuris, commonly also spelled sui juris, is a Latin phrase which literally means "of one's own right".

Definition of sui juris in the English dictionary

The definition of sui juris in the dictionary is of full age and not under disability; legally competent to manage one's own affairs; independent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUI JURIS


avarice
ˈævərɪs
berberis
ˈbɜːbərɪs
cantharis
ˈkænθərɪs
caryopteris
ˌkærɪˈɒptərɪs
Charteris
ˈtʃɑːtərɪs
clitoris
ˈklɪtərɪs
ephemeris
ɪˈfɛmərɪs
eucharis
ˈjuːkərɪs
heiress
ˈɛərɪs
iberis
aɪˈbɪərɪs
licorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
liquorice
ˈlɪkərɪs
mayoress
ˈmɛərɪs
naris
ˈnɛərɪs
peeress
ˈpɪərɪs
pieris
ˈpaɪərɪs
procuress
prəˈkjʊərɪs
Seferis
səˈfɛərɪs
sorceress
ˈsɔːsərɪs
Sybaris
ˈsɪbərɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUI JURIS

sui generis
suicidal
suicidally
suicide
suicide attack
suicide attempt
suicide bid
suicide bomber
suicide bombing
suicide note
suicide pact
suicide watch
suicidologist
suicidology
suid
suidian
suilline
suing
suint
suiplap

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUI JURIS

aris
auris
bris
Capris
columella auris
corpus juris
debris
doris
Gris
Harris
hubris
iris
kris
Morris
Osiris
Paris
Polaris
Tauris
tinea cruris
tsuris

Synonyms and antonyms of sui juris in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sui juris» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUI JURIS

Find out the translation of sui juris to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sui juris from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sui juris» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隋法学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sui juris
570 millions of speakers

English

sui juris
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुई Juris
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوي جوريس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дееспособный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sui juris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুয়াই জুরিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sui juris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sui juris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sui juris
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SUIの法学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수이 법학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sui juris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sui juris
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Sui juris
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sui juris
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sui jurileri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sui juris
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sui iuris
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дієздатний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sui Juris
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sui juris
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Verslag juris
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sui juris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sui juris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sui juris

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUI JURIS»

The term «sui juris» is normally little used and occupies the 130.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUI JURIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sui juris» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sui juris» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sui juris

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUI JURIS»

Discover the use of sui juris in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sui juris and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Non Sui Juris (not of One's Own Right): Colleges and Minor ...
Greater numbers of college students under age 18 are enrolling in colleges and universities in the United States.
John L. Comerford, 2007
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Spinoza's Revolutions in Natural Law
Thus, just as there are degrees of knowledge in causality, there are also degrees of being sui juris. In this sense, even the imagination (despite its inadequacy) can participate in being sui juris, . The imagination, even if accidentally, can indeed ...
Andre Santos Campos, 2012
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World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
In a class or category of its own. Unique. A statutory right of occupancy is a right granted to a “native” or “non-native” ... and though a right of occupancy has many characteristics of a lease, it is sui generis (James 1982:25). sui juris adj. [L. sui of  ...
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
sui juris 851 Generally speaking, people are more suggestible if they are unassertive, diffident, anxious, or unintelligent. Young people, too, are more suggestible than older people. Compliance is the extent to which a person will follow ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
5
A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the ...
The history of Roman law discloses a series of changes by which the Roman family was brought nearer and nearer to the modern point of view. Next comes another division of the law of persons. For some persons are sui juris, others alieni ...
William Alexander Hunter, 1803
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Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most ...
—British Medical Journal sui juris (SOO-eye joor-is,SOO-ee) adjective Legally competent to manage one's affairs or assume responsibility. From Latin sui juris, from sui (of one's own) juris (right). The opposite of sui juris is alieni juris (Latin for  ...
Anu Garg, 2005
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Posthumous Interests: Legal and Ethical Perspectives
He writes: Where infants or other persons not sui juris have rights, such powers [ i.e. power of enforcement/waiver] ... are exercised on their behalf by appointed representatives and their exercise may be subject to approval by a court. But since ...
Daniel Sperling, 2008
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Institutiones:
Sed hoc di]<tinctionem reci- pit : nam [mortuo patre, sane] om- nimodo filii filiaeve sui juris effici- untur ; mortuo vero avo [non om- nimodo nepotes neptesve sui juris Tit. xii. Quibus modis jus potestatis solvitur. Videamus nunc, quibus modis hi  ...
Gaius, Justinian I (Emperor of the East), Thomas Lambert Mears, 1882
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The Congressional Globe
And such is the title of every Indian nation now in fact sui juris to be, and remain sui juris. There never was, there never can bo, any better title to the right of being siti juris. To the validity of such a title, its acknowledgment by other sovereignties  ...
United States. Congress, Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, 1830
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Cornelius Van Bynkershoek: His Role in the History of ...
However, the application of a key term, i.e. 'sui juris', will reveal the differences in their legal standing. 'Sui juris' may be described as a legal person possessing full social and civil rights and having capacity to manage his own affairs.
Kinji Akashi, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUI JURIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sui juris is used in the context of the following news items.
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Couple confers sacrament of matrimony
... is essentially a naturally occurring institution over which the government has no organic authority by recognizing a couple as “sui juris” (common law) married, ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Inside a security expert's collection of hateful artifacts
Sui juris,” a Latin term used by the anti-governmental group Sovereign Citizens, means “under duress.” Members of the group believe they may decide which ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
3
Some thoughts on the construction, rectification and amendment of …
... instrument permitting variation of the terms of the trust, nor does it affect the power of beneficiaries who are all absolutely entitled and all sui juris, unanimously, ... «Lexology, Mar 15»
4
Pope raises Byzantine-rite Hungarian Catholic Church to status of …
Pope Francis has reorganized the hierarchy of the Byzantine-rite Hungarian Catholic Church, raising it to the level of a sui juris metropolitan Church. The Pope ... «Catholic Culture, Mar 15»
5
Must Read Primer: Pleading, Long-Arm Jurisdiction, Standard of …
The complaint alleged that the defendant spouse was “sui juris” and “a foreign resident.” The parties agreed that both parties were French citizens residing in ... «Law.com, Mar 15»
6
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India Celebrates Twin Canonizations
23, along with four others, hail from the Syro-Malabar Church, a sui juris (self-governing) Eastern Catholic Church that accounts for half of the nearly 7 million ... «National Catholic Register, Dec 14»
7
'Sovereign' Actions Complicate Foreclosure of West Little Rock Home
... of special appearance in which they are identified as “a living free man and woman of the soil” who are responding sui juris, not under the power of another. «Arkansas Business Online, Nov 14»
8
California Supreme Court Finds Franchisor Not Vicariously Liable …
The plaintiff Taylor Patterson, a former pizza store employee, brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against her male supervisor, franchisee Sui Juris LLC (solely ... «The National Law Review, Oct 14»
9
California Employment Law Notes - September 2014
Taylor Patterson was hired by Sui Juris (a franchisee of Domino's Pizza) to serve customers at its store. Patterson alleged that she was sexually harassed by ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Sep 14»
10
California Supreme Court serves slice of advice on franchisor FEHA …
Sui Juris, LLC owned and operated a Domino's pizza franchise in California. The parties to the franchise agreement were Sui Juris and Domino's Pizza ... «Lexology, Sep 14»

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