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

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

The primitive jus civile derived from the jus quiritium.

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

They always recognized the distinction between jus civile, or the law of the State, and the jus naturale, or the law of Nature.

From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)

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)