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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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)
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 Emery, Lucilius A.
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 Gillespie, George
In Rome it was a corollary of the doctrine of the existence of a jus naturale.
From Concerning Justice by Emery, Lucilius A.
The jus naturale of the age of the Cæsars recognized the freedom and equality of man.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
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