Legal terminology · Roots of public life
jus / jur- — Right or law
jus / jur- means right or law. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: jurisprudence.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Right or law
- Latin: ius iuris
Examples and word parts
jurisprudence
The study, theory, or philosophy of law.
Word parts: juris (of law) + prudentia (knowledge)
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Related roots of public life terms
- lex / leg- — Law
legislation
- nom/o — Law or custom
autonomy
- polit- — City or civic life
political
- dem/o — People or citizen body
democracy
- crat- / -cracy — Power or rule
aristocracy
- arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule
monarchy
- eth- / eth/o — Custom or character
ethics
- amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking
amnesty
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.