sui juris

[soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee]

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adjective Law.

capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility.

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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Related Words for sui juris

independent, autonomous, separate, democratic, freed, sovereign, liberated, emancipated, self-governing, autarchic, individualistic, unconstrained, autonomic, self-directing

British Dictionary definitions for sui juris

sui juris

adjective

(usually postpositive) law of full age and not under disability; legally competent to manage one's own affairs; independent

Word Origin for sui juris

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.