Meanings
adjectivesui iuris (not comparable)
alternative sui juris
- not comparablelawHaving the right and the capability to manage one's own affairs
Origin
Latin, meaning "of one's own right".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自治的
- 自治的 (zìzhì de)right and capability
Dutch sui iuris, sui juris
- sui iurisright and capability
- sui jurisright and capability
Finnish itsemääräävä, itsenäinen
- itsemäärääväright and capability
- itsenäinenright and capability
Polish sui iuris
- sui iurisright and capability
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APA
sui iuris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sui%20iuris
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“sui iuris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sui%20iuris. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sui iuris,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sui%20iuris.
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