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

The principal formalities and rules according to the jus quiritium, jus civile, and the edicta prætorum.

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)

The distinction between natural and conventional law which has been already mentioned, finds place within both: the positive law of persons is called jus civile, and the positive law of nations, jus gentium voluntarium.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard

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

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