Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z junshi In medieval Japan, the practice of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord. junt A fair-sized piece or amount; a chunk (of anything, especially meat or other food). junta The committee of military officers that have usurped political control. juntaism Rule by a junta. Juntine Of, pertaining to, occurring in, or typifying any one or more of the editions of texts published by the Giunti family of Renaissance Florentine printers. junto A group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal. juntocracy A form of government in which a council of military officers govern the civilian population. Juntura A census-designated place in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Junuary A June with cool, rainy weather, typical of the Pacific Northwest climate. junwang A prince of the second rank in the Qing dynasty. Junyent A surname from Catalan. junzi A morally ideal person. juonniite A form of segelerite in which the iron is replaced by scandium. jupati A Brazilian palm, Raphia taedigera, whose long stalks are used in constructing buildings jupe A style of skirt. jupette A jupon with a very short skirt. jupiter Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets. Jupiterian Pertaining to the planet Jupiter. Jupiterlike Resembling or characteristic of the gas giant planet Jupiter. jupon A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour. Jupp A surname Jur A river in western South Sudan. Jura A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains. Jurado A surname from Spanish. jural Of or pertaining to law. jurally In jural terms. jurament A pledge or vow. juramentado A Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself. juramental Relating to a pledge or vow. juramentally With a pledge or vow. Juran A surname. Jurane Relating to the Jura mountains jurant Under oath; swearing. juraphyllitid Any ammonite in the family Juraphyllitidae. jurara loggerhead turtle Juras The Jura Mountains Jurassian Of or related to Jura or its inhabitants. Jurassic Of or pertaining to the second period of the Mesozoic era, a time still dominated by dinosaurs. jurat A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made. juration The process or act of making an oath. jurative Synonym of juratory. jurator A juror. juratorial Of or belonging to a jury. juratory Relating to or comprising an oath. jurbanite A monoclinic mineral with chemical formula AlSO₄(OH)·₅H₂O. Jurbarkas A city in Tauragė County, Lithuania. Jurby A parish of the sheading of Michael, Isle of Man. Jurchen A member of a medieval and early modern Tungusic people, progenitors of the Manchus. Jurchenic Relating to Jurchenic. Jurczak A surname from Polish. Jurek A surname from Polish. jurel The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus. jurema The Brazilian entheogen Mimosa tenuiflora juremahuasca A drink containing jurema and ayahuasca. Juretzko A surname. The earliest known records of the Juretzko surname are from Silesia. Jurewicz A surname from Polish. Jurgensen A surname. Jurgensmeyer A surname from German. juribasso An interpreter. Jurich A surname. juridic Juridical. juridical Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court). juridically In a juridical manner. juridicial Of or pertaining to matters of law and justice or the office of a judge. juridicide The killing or destruction of law, of the rule of law or of administration of justice. juridification Increase in legislation and legal controls replacing practices and norms. juried Overseen by a jury jurimetric Relating to jurimetrics. jurimetrical Relating to jurimetrics. jurimetrician One who studies jurimetrics. jurimetricist One who studies jurimetrics. jurimetrics The application of quantitative and statistical methods to law. Jurinek A surname from Czech. jurisconsult A person authorised to give legal advice. jurisdiction The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law. jurisdictional Of or pertaining to jurisdiction. jurisdictionalism A policy of affirming a laical jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical one. jurisdictionally In a jurisdictional way. jurisdictionless Lacking jurisdiction. jurisdictive jurisdictional jurisgenerative Creating authoritative legal meaning. jurisgenerativity The quality of being jurisgenerative. Jurislav A male given name from the Slavic languages. jurispathic Destroying legal meaning or tradition. jurispendence jurisprudence. jurisprude One who studies jurisprudence. jurisprudence The theoretical study of law. jurisprudent Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence. jurisprudential Of or pertaining to jurisprudence jurisprudentialist One who studies jurisprudence. jurisprudentially In terms of jurisprudence. jurisprudist Synonym of jurisprude. jurist An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence. juristic legal, juridical, pertaining to the law and jurisprudence juristically In a juristic manner or context. juristics The theory of law, or its study. juristocracy Rule or government by the judiciary or court system. jurkat Jurkat cell Jurkowski A surname from Polish. Jurmey A gewog of Mongar District, Bhutan. Jurong A region of Singapore. juror A member of a jury. Juroslav A male given name from the Slavic languages. Jurruru An extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Juruena A municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. jurumeiro A Brazilian folk-medicine specialist in the preparation of jurema Juruna Synonym of Yudjá (“an indigenous people of Brazil”). jurupaite magnesium-bearing xonotlite jury A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law. juryless Without a jury. juryman One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror. jurymast A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather. juryo The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary. juryperson A member of a jury. jurywoman A female juror. jus The juices given off as meat is cooked. jusi a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts. Jusino A surname. Jusmir A male given name from the Slavic languages. Juson A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines. jusquaboutist An extremist; a hardliner. Jussie A male or female given name from Latin. Jussieuan Of or relating to Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836), French botanist who was the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants. jussive The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected. jussively In a jussive way. jussiveness The quality of being jussive. jussivity The property of being jussive. jussory Relating to an order or command from a superior. Jussy Any of three communes in France. just Factually right, correct; factual. justacorps A knee-length coat worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. Juste A surname. Justen A surname. Justesen A surname. justfully Synonym of rightfully. Justh A surname. justicar A representative and enforcer of the king or ruler's justice. justice The state or characteristic of being just or fair. justiceable Liable to trial in a court of justice. Justiceburg An unincorporated community in Garza County, Texas, United States. justiceless Devoid of or without justice. justicement Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice. justicer One who administers justice, particularly a judge. justiceship The office or dignity of a justice. justiceward Leaning or leading toward justice. justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis, a herbaceous perennial plant of the Asteraceae. justiciability The ability (of a subject matter) to be evaluated and resolved by the courts. justiciable Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated. justicial Relating to justice; judicial. justicialism Peronism