sui juris
[soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee]
- capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility.
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Compare alieni juris.
Origin of sui juris
First recorded in 1605–15, sui juris is from the Latin word suī jūris of one's own right
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sui juris
- (usually postpositive) law of full age and not under disability; legally competent to manage one's own affairs; independent
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin, literally: of one's own right
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Word Origin and History for sui juris
1610s, "of full legal age and capacity," in ancient Rome, "of the status of one not subject to the patria potestas." For first element, see sui generis; for second element, see jurist.
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