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- [soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee]
- /ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒʊər ɪs, ˈsu i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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