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jus gentium
[ juhs jen-shee-uhm ]
noun
, Roman Law.
- jus civile
jus gentium
/ ˈdʒɛntɪəm /
noun
- Roman law those rules of law common to all nations
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jus gentium1
1540–50; < Latin: law of the nations
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jus gentium1
from Latin
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Example Sentences
The idea as to what jus gentium was, of course varied with times.
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That part of it which was applied throughout the Empire, the jus gentium, was regarded as "written reason."
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Slavery exists in any country only by municipal law,—in no country by the jus gentium.
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Jus gentium est quod naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit.
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The jus gentium seems to have become identical with the more rigorous jus civile.
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