corpus juris

American  

[kawr-puhs joor-is] / ˈkɔr pəs ˈdʒʊər ɪs /

noun

1. a compilation of law, or the collected law of a nation, state, etc.

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corpus juris British  

/ ˈdʒʊərɪs /

noun

1. a body of law, esp the laws of a nation or state

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Etymology

Origin of corpus juris

1825–35; < Late Latin: literally, body of law

Example Sentences

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corpus juris

The so-called glossa ordinaria had in Luther's time an authority almost equal to that of the corpus juris itself.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther

In the corpus juris civilis there are two passages which deserve especial attention.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner

And all these together, Gratian's decree, Gregory's decretals, the sixth decretal, the Clementine constitutions, and the extravagants of John and his successors, form the corpus juris canonici, or body of the Roman canon law.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone

In the corpus juris amoris matrimony was held to be incompatible with love and pseudo-platonism, going a step further, eliminated even the possibility of it.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Edgar Saltus

True judicial courts, whether in times of peace or of revolution, seldom fail to be a substantial protection to the weak, because they enforce an established corpus juris and conduct trials by recognized forms.

From The Theory of Social Revolutions by Brooks Adams