jus naturale

American  

[juhs nach-uh-rey-lee, nat-yoo-] / ˈdʒʌs ˌnætʃ əˈreɪ li, ˌnæt yʊ- /

Also jus naturae

noun

Roman Law.

1. jus civile

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jus naturale British  

/ ˌnætjʊˈreɪlɪ /

noun

1. (originally) a system of law based on fundamental ideas of right and wrong; natural law

2. (in later usage) another term for jus gentium

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Etymology

Origin of jus naturale

< Latin: natural law

Example Sentences

The jus gentium of this passage is elsewhere identified with jus naturale, so that the distinction comes to be one between civil law and natural or divine law.

From Project Gutenberg

This theory of the Stoics so eloquently urged by Cicero was practically the jus naturale of the Roman jurists of classical times, though more moderately expressed by them.

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In Rome it was a corollary of the doctrine of the existence of a jus naturale.

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"Jus naturale," says Ulpian, "est quod natura omnia animalia docuit."

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Jus naturale est quod natura omnia animalia docuit; nam jus istud non humani generis proprium, sed omnium animalium quæ in terra, quæ in mare nascuntur, avium quoque commune est.

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