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Jūra, ae (also Jūres, ĭum, m., Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 31; 16, 39, 76, § 197), m., a chain of mountains extending from the Rhine to the Rhone, Caes. B. G. 1, 2.
Hence, Jūren-sis, e, adj., of Mount Jura, Sid. Ep. 4, 25.

jūro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a., and jūror, ātus, 1, v. dep. [2. jus], to swear, to take an oath.

  1. I. In gen., absol.: cui si aram tenens juraret, crederet nemo, Cic. Fl. 36, 90: cum ille mihi nihil, nisi ut jurarem, permitteret, id. Fam. 5, 2, 7: cum enim faciles sint nonnulli hominum ad jurandum, Dig. 28, 7, 8: posteaquam juratum est, denegatur actio, ib. 12, 2, 9: ex animi tui sententia jurāris, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 108.
    With inf., Sil. 2, 3, 51; Claud. B. Get. 81; Dig. 12, 2, 13, § 5.
    With nom. and inf., poet., Prop. 3, 4, 40.
    With acc. and inf.: jurat, se eum non deserturum, Caes. B. C. 3, 13: se non reversurum, id. ib. 3, 87: jurarem … me et ardere studio veri reperiendi, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 65: nisi victores se redituros jurant, Liv. 2, 45: Boeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244: falsum, to swear falsely, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 108: vere, to swear truly, id. Fam. 5, 2, 7: jurarem per Jovem, by Jupiter, id. Ac. 2, 20, 65: per supremi regis regnum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 211; Verg. A. 9, 300: per solis radios, Juv. 13, 78; 6, 16.
    Also with simple acc. of the being or object sworn by (mostly poet.): Terram, Mare, Sidera, Verg. A. 12, 197; 6, 324: quomodo tibi placebit Jovem lapidem jurare, cum scias? Cic. Fam. 7, 12, 2: quaevis tibi numina, Ov. H. 16, 319: Samothracum aras, Juv. 3, 144.
    Hence also pass.: dis juranda palus, the Styx, by which the gods swear, Ov. M. 2, 46; cf.: Stygias juravimus undas, id. ib. 2, 101: Junonis numina, Tib. 4, 13, 15: caput, Sil. 8, 106.
    Rarely with acc. of the fact sworn to: morbum, i. e. to swear to the fact of sickness, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1; cf.: jurata pacta, Sil. 2, 274: ex mei animi sententia, with sincerity, without reservation, Liv. 22, 53, 10; so, ex nostri animi sententia, Quint. 8, 5, 1; cf. Liv. 43, 15, 8; Gell. 4, 20, 3: alicui aliquid, to vow or promise to one, Stat. Th. 4, 396: sacramenta deis, Sil. 10, 448: alicui jurare, to swear allegiance to, Plin. Pan. 68, 4: in verba, to swear with certain words, i. e. to take a prescribed form of oath: Petreius in haec verba jurat, Caes. B. C. 1, 76: cur in certa verba jurent, Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132: milites in verba P. Scipionis jurarunt, Liv. 28, 29; 7, 5; 6, 22: in haec verba jures postulo, in this form of words, id. 22, 53, 12: in verba magistri, to echo his sentiments, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 14: in verba ejus, Suet. Galb. 16: in verba Vitellii, id. Oth. 8: idem deinceps omnis exercitus in se quisque jurat, i. e. each soldier took the oath separately; whereas the usual practice was that one man uttered the entire oath, and the others only added, idem in me, Liv. 2, 45, 14: in litem, to make oath respecting the matter in dispute, to appraise under oath, Cic. Rosc. Com. 1, 4; Dig. 4, 3, 18; 8, 5, 7 al.: in nomen alicujus, to swear allegiance to one, Suet. Claud. 10: in legem, to swear to observe a law, Cic. Sest. 16, 37: verissimum pulcherrimumque jusjurandum, to take an oath, id. Fam. 5, 2, 7: sacramenta, Sil. 10, 447; cf.: sceleri jurato nefando sacramenta, Luc. 4, 228.
    With de and abl.: de sua persona, in one’s own behalf, Dig. 44, 5, 1, § 3: de calumnia, to clear one’s self of calumny under oath, ib. 12, 2, 16; 2, 8, 8, § 5.
    Pass. impers.: scis, tibi ubique jurari, Plin. Pan. 68: ne in acta sua juraretur, Suet Tib. 26.
          1. (β) Dep. form, Plaut. Pers. 3, 2, 2; cf. id. Rud. 5, 3, 16: judici demonstrandum est, quid juratus sit, quid sequi debeat, Cic. Inv. 2, 43, 126: ex lege, in quam jurati sitis, id. ib. 2, 45, 121: juratus se eum sua manu interempturum, Liv. 32, 22, 7.
  2. II. In partic., to conspire (cf. conjuro); with inf.: jurarunt inter se barbaros necare, Cato ap. Plin. 29, 1, 7, § 14: in me jurarunt somnus, ventusque, fidesque, Ov. H. 10, 117: in facinus, id. M. 1, 242.
    Hence, jūrātus, a, um, P. a.
    1. A. Pass.
      1. 1. Called upon or taken to witness in an oath: numina, Ov. H. 2, 25.
      2. 2. Under an oath, bound by an oath: Regulus juratus missus est ad senatum, ut, etc., Cic. Off. 3, 26, 99: quamvis jurato metuam tibi credere testi, Juv. 5, 5.
    2. B. Act., having sworn, that has sworn: nam injurato scio plus credet mihi quam jurato tibi, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 281; id. As. 1, 1, 8: haec, quae juratus in maxima contione dixi, Cic. Sull. 11: in eadem arma, Ov. M. 13, 50.
      Sup.: juratissimi auctores, the most trustworthy, Plin. H. N. praef. § 22.
      Adv.: jūrātō, with an oath, under oath (post-class.): promittere, Dig. 2, 8, 16.

1. jūs, jūris, n. [kindred to Sanscr. yūsh, the same; cf. Gr. ζωμός],

  1. I. broth, soup, sauce (class.): cum una multa jura confundit cocus, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 120: quo pacto ex jure hesterno panem atrum vorent, Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 17: in jus vocat pisces cocus, Varr. R. R. 3, 9: negavit, se jure illo nigro delectatum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 98: in ea cena cocus meus praeter jus fervens nihil potuit imitari, id. Fam. 9, 20, 2: tepidum, Hor. S. 1, 3, 81: male conditum, id. ib. 2, 8, 69.
    In a sarcastic lusus verbb.: Verrinum, hog-broth, or the justice of Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.
  2. II. Transf., juice, mixture: addita creta in jus idem, the juice of the purple-fish, Plin. 35, 6, 26, § 44.

2. jūs, jūris (gen. plur. jurum for jurium, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 86; Cato ap. Charis. p. 72 and 109 P.: juribus, Dig. 13, 5, 3, § 1; Charis. p. 19: jure, arch. dat., Liv. 42, 28, 6; Corp. Ins. Lat. 198, 31), n. [kindred with Sanscr. yu, to join; cf. ζεύγνυμι, jungo, qs. the binding, obliging; cf. lex from ligo], right, law, justice.

  1. I. Lit. (class.; in plur. very rare, except in nom. and acc.), that which is binding or obligatory; that which is binding by its nature, right, justice, duty: juris praecepta sunt haec, honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere, Just. Inst. 1, 1, 3: jus naturale est quod natura omnia animalia docuit … videmus etenim cetera quoque animalia istius juris perita censeri, Dig. 1, 1, 1, § 3; Just. Inst. 1, 2 prooem.: omnes boni ipsam aequitatem et jus ipsum amant; per se jus est appetendum, Cic. Leg. 1, 18, 48: Gy. Amabo, hicine istuc decet? Le. Jusque fasque est, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 20: jus hic orat, id. Trin. 5, 2, 37; id. Ps. 1, 5, 123: omnium legum atque jurium fictor, conditor cluet, id. Ep. 3, 4, 90: jus hominum situm est in generis humani societate, Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64: tenere, id. Caecin. 11: obtinere, to maintain, id. Quint. 9: de jure alicui respondere, to lay down the law, id. de Or. 2, 33, 142: respondere, id. Leg. 1, 4, 12: dicere, to pronounce judgment, give a judicial decision, as, e. g. the prætor: a Volcatio, qui Romae jus dicit, id. Fam. 13, 14; Verg. A. 7, 246; cf.: jura dare, id. ib. 1, 507: praetor quoque jus reddere dicitur, etiam cum inique decernit, Dig. 1, 1, 11: quid dubitas dare mihi argentum? S. Jus petis, fateor, you ask what is right, reasonable, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 16: jus publicum, common right, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 65: jura communia, equal rights, Cic. Div. 1, 5: divina ac humana, id. Off. 1, 26: belli, id. Div. 2, 77: gentium, the law of nations, id. Off. 3, 5: quod naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit, id apud omnes populos peraeque custoditur, vocaturque jus gentium, Gai. Inst. 1, 1: civile, the civil law, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109: quod quisque populus ipse sibi jus constituit, id ipsius proprium est vocaturque jus civile, Gai Inst. 1, 1: pontificium, Cic. Dom. 13, 34: praediatorium, id. Balb. 20: conjugialia, Ov. M. 6, 536: jus est, apponi pernam frigidam, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 26: jus fasque est, human and divine right, id. Cist. 1, 1, 22: juris nodos solvere, Juv. 8, 50.
    Abl.: jūrĕ, adverb., with justice, justly: jure in eum animadverteretur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 8, § 19: jure ac merito, id. ib. 2, 5, 67, § 172; id. Cat. 3, 6, 14; Juv. 2, 34: et jure fortasse, id. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: et fortasse suo jure, id. Fin. 5, 2, 4: te ipse, jure optimo, merito incuses licet, with perfect justice, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 24: optimo jure, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 111; cf.: pleno jure, Gai Inst. 1, 5, 14: justo jure, Liv. 21, 3, 4; cf. opp. to injuria: non quaero, jure an injuria sint inimici, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 150: summum jus, the extremity or utmost rigor of the law: non agam summo jure tecum, id. ib. 2, 5, 2, § 4: ex quo illud, Summum jus, summa injuria, factum est jam tritum sermone proverbium, id. Off. 1, 10, 33; so opp. (aequum et bonum habere quod defendant), si contra verbis et litteris, et, ut dici solet, summo jure contenditur, id. Caecin. 23, 65.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A place where justice is administered, a court of justice: in jus ambula, come before a magistrate, Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 22; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 43: in jus ire, Nep. Att. 6, 4: cum ad praetorem in jus adissemus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 147: in jus acres procurrunt, Hor. S. 1, 7, 20: aliquem in jus vocare, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 76, § 187; Hor. S. 2, 5, 29: aliquem in jus rapere, id. ib. 1, 9, 77; 2, 3, 72: trahere, Juv. 10, 87.
    2. B. Justice, justness of a thing: absolverunt, admiratione magis virtutis, quam jure causae, Liv. 1, 26.
    3. C. Legal right, power, authority, permission: cum plebe agendi, Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 31: materiae caedendae, Liv. 5, 55.
      Of particular rights: jus eundi, a right of way, Gai Inst. 2, 31: jus agendi, aquamve ducendi, id. ib.: altius tollendi vel prospiciendi, id. ib. 4, 3: jus civitatis, the right to obtain the privileges of citizenship (cf. civitas; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 640), Cic. Arch. 5, 11; id. Caecin. 34, 98; 35, 102; id. Verr. 2, 4, 11,§ 26: jus capiendi, Juv. 1, 56: testandi, id. 16, 51; cf. 6, 217: jus trium liberorum, Sen. ap. Lact. 1, 16, 10: patrium, the power of life and death over their children, Liv. 1, 26: homines recipere in jus dicionemque, id. 21, 61: sub jus judiciumque regis venire, id. 39, 24: (homo) sui juris, his own master, independent, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 18: jus ad mulieres, over the women, Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 22: ut eodem jure essent, quo fuissent, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 13; cf.: melius, quod nil animis in corpora juris natura indulget, Juv. 2, 139.
      The legal forms of the old jurists: jus Flavianum, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 7.