ex juris

adverb

Outside of the jurisdiction of the court.

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Meanings

adverbex juris (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawOutside of the jurisdiction of the court.

    Write about radiation levels in seafood, “safe” pollution limits set by pollutors, government policy auctioned for campaign donations and Seaboard's ex juris police force, and you'll raise the temperature of public awareness, fractionally, towards its ignition point.

    2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN

Origin

Latin

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APA

ex juris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20juris

MLA

“ex juris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20juris. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex juris,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20juris.

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