jus naturale
Americannoun
noun
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(originally) a system of law based on fundamental ideas of right and wrong; natural law
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(in later usage) another term for jus gentium
Etymology
Origin of jus naturale
< Latin: natural law
Example Sentences
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The jus naturale of the age of the Cæsars recognized the freedom and equality of man.
From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor
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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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.
From Concerning Justice by Lucilius A. Emery
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 James M. (James Montgomery) Beck
That we may understand what this law of nature is which is written in all men's hearts since the fall, we must distinguish jus naturale from jus divinum naturale.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
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