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12-letter words containing j

  • juristic act — a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
  • juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
  • jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
  • jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
  • jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
  • jury-rigging — the act of setting something up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear
  • jus naturale — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
  • just as well — fortunate
  • just because — for the sole reason that
  • just deserts — Usually, deserts. reward or punishment that is deserved: Death was his desert. Synonyms: due, payment, recompense, reward; justice, retaliation, retribution, penalty.
  • just in case — if it should happen that
  • just in time — Business. noting or pertaining to a method of inventory control that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins. Abbreviation: JIT.
  • just quietly — between you and me; confidentially
  • just the job — If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed.
  • just-in-time — dynamic translation
  • juste milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
  • juste-milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
  • justicialism — the political doctrine of Juan Domingo Perón, formerly President of Argentina
  • justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
  • justinian ii — 669–711 ad, Byzantine emperor (685–95, 705–11). Banished (695) after a revolt against his oppressive rule, he regained the throne with the help of the Bulgars. He was killed in a second revolt
  • justinianian — of or relating to Justinian I or the Byzantine dynasty (a.d. 518–610) named after him.
  • juvenescence — being or becoming youthful; young.
  • juvenilizing — Present participle of juvenilize.
  • juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
  • kanchenjunga — a mountain in S Asia, between NE India and Nepal, in the E Himalayas: third highest in the world. 28,169 feet (8586 meters).
  • katzenjammer — the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover.
  • kigoma-ujiji — a city composed of two merged towns in W Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika: Stanley found Livingstone in Ujiji 1871.
  • kim dae jung — 1925–2009, president of South Korea 1998–2003.
  • kinchinjunga — Kanchenjunga.
  • labia majora — female genitals: outer folds of skin
  • lake jackson — a town in S Texas.
  • lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
  • left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
  • lese majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
  • lèse-majesté — a crime against the sovereign; offense against a ruler's dignity as head of the state; treason
  • lese-majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
  • leze majesty — lese majesty (def 1).
  • lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
  • majestically — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
  • majesticness — The quality of being majestic.
  • majolicaware — goods made from majolica
  • major arcana — one of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards
  • major league — The major leagues are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
  • major orders — the degree or grade of priesthood, diaconate, or subdiaconate.
  • major planet — planet (def 1a).
  • major tenace — the ace and queen of a suit held by one player.
  • major-league — Sports. of, relating to, or characteristic of the major leagues.
  • major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
  • majoritarian — of, relating to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.
  • majorleaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
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