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

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 Sumner, William Graham

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 Luther, Martin

Ostensibly it is the corpus juris of the Jews from about the first century before the Christian era to about the fourth after it.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

That's written law, sir! it's in the corpus juris.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

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 Blackstone, William, Sir