Words in english starting with J

• jurisdiction — Noun – English ～ in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
• jurisdiction — Noun – English ～ (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"
• jurisdictional — Adjective – English ～ restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state"
• jurisprudence — Noun – English ～ the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
• jurisprudence — Noun – English ～ the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
• jurisprudential — Adjective – English ～ relating to the science or philosophy of law or a system of laws
• jurisprudentially — Adverb – English ～ in respect to jurisprudence or the science or philosophy of law
• jurist — Noun – English ～ a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
• jurist — Noun – English ～ a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
• juristic — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations
• juror — Noun – English ～ someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
• jury duty — Noun – English ～ the civic duty to serve on a jury
• jury — Noun – English ～ a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
• jury — Noun – English ～ a committee appointed to judge a competition
• jury box — Noun – English ～ an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
• juryman — Noun – English ～ someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
• jurywoman — Noun – English ～ someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
• jus civile — Noun – English ～ the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
• Jussieu — Noun – English ～ French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
• just — Adverb – English ～ indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"; "Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle

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