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sui juris

su·i ju·ris
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee]
    • /ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒʊər ɪs, ˈsu i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee]
    • /ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒʊər ɪs, ˈsu i/

Definitions of sui juris words

  • adjective sui juris capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility. 1
  • adjective sui juris of full age and not under disability; legally competent to manage one's own affairs; independent 0
  • noun sui juris legally competent to manage one's own affairs, in that one is of legal age and sound mind 0

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Origin of sui juris

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, sui juris is from the Latin word suī jūris of one's own right

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Parts of speech for Sui juris

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sui juris popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sui juris usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sui juris

adj sui juris

  • at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
  • autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.

adjective sui juris

  • emancipated — Free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberated.
  • enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.

Antonyms for sui juris

adjective sui juris

  • enslaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enslave.
  • hindered — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.

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