jural

English

Etymology

From Latin iūs (law, right).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒʊɹəl/, /ˈdʒɝəl/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹəl/, /ˈdʒɔːɹəl/
    • Audio (Southern England); /ˈdʒʊəɹəl/:(file)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈdʒʉːɹəl/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈdʒuːɹəl/
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

jural (not comparable)

  1. (law) Of or pertaining to law.
  2. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to moral rights and obligations.
    • 1988, Derek Freeman, George N. Appell, T. N. Madan, Choice and morality in anthropological perspective[1]:
      Then this action would have become legitimized and transformed into the social structure, changing the jural nature of the tree-focused social isolate.

Synonyms

  • (of or pertaining to law): legal

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