corpus juris
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of corpus juris
1825–35; < Late Latin: literally, body of law
Example Sentences
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That's written law, sir! it's in the corpus juris.
From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef
In the corpus juris amoris matrimony was held to be incompatible with love and pseudo-platonism, going a step further, eliminated even the possibility of it.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
And all these together, Gratian's decree, Gregory's decretals, the sixth decretal, the Clementine constitutions, and the extravagants of John and his successors, form the corpus juris canonici, or body of the Roman canon law.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
The so-called glossa ordinaria had in Luther's time an authority almost equal to that of the corpus juris itself.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin
In the corpus juris civilis there are two passages which deserve especial attention.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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