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Actionare

Actionare [i.e., in jus vocare,:at.], to prosecute a person in a cause at law.

jurisdiction

jurisdiction [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to

chief justice

chief justice : a chief judge of a usually higher level court ;specif often cap : the chief justice of

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injury

injury pl: -ries [Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- not + jur- jus right] 1 : an act that wrongs or harms another ;specif : a violation of a legally protected

judge

judge judged judg·ing [Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say] vt 1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question)

judicial

judicial [Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say] 1 a : of or relating to a judgment, the function

jura

jura pl of jus

jural

jural [Latin jur- jus law] 1 : of or relating to law 2 : of or relating to rights or obligations

juridical

juridical [Latin juridicus, from jur- jus law + dicere to say] 1 : of or relating to the administration of justice or the office

jurisconsult

jurisconsult [Latin jurisconsultus, from juris, genitive of jus law, right + consultus, past participle of consulere to consult] : jurist ;esp : one learned in international

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