jus antiquum (j[schwa]s an-tI-kw[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. The old law. — Also termed jus vetus. Cf. JUS NOVUM. “In the later Empire (which dates from the fourth century) there were two groups of sources of law: first, the ‘jus vetus’, or ‘jus’ simply, i.e. the old traditional law, the development of which was completed in […]
jus novum (j[schwa]s noh-v[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. The new law; the law of the later Roman Empire. — Also termed leges. See LEX. Cf. JUS ANTIQUUM.
jus (j[schwa]s also joos or yoos), n. [Latin “law, right”] 1. Law in the abstract. 2. A system of law. 3. A legal right, power, or principle. 4. Roman law. Man-made law. • The term usu. refers to a right rather than a statute. Cf. FAS(1); JUS ANTIQUUM; LEX. — Abbr. J. — Also spelled