jus civile

American  

[juhs si-vahy-lee, -vee-] / ˈdʒʌs sɪˈvaɪ li, -ˈvi- /

noun

Roman Law.

1. the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations jus gentium or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind jus naturale, or jus naturae.

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jus civile British  

/ sɪˈviːlɪ /

noun

1. the civil law of the Roman state

2. the body of law derived from the principles of this law Compare jus gentium jus naturale

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Etymology

Origin of jus civile

From Latin: “civil law”

Example Sentences

Point out the principal social element on which, and through which, the jus privatum, connected with the jus civile, was developed.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various

The distinction between natural and conventional law which has been already mentioned, finds place within both: the positive law of persons is called jus civile, and the positive law of nations, jus gentium voluntarium.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

Its agency, enlightening and softening influence on the Roman character, and on the severity of the primitive jus civile.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various

Dankwardt shows, the jus civile of the earliest Roman time is based on the condition of isolated labor, the later jus gentium, on the division of labor.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

The primitive jus civile derived from the jus quiritium.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various