jus commune
jus commune (j[schwa]s k[schwa]-myoo-nee), n. 1. Roman & civil law. The common or public law or right, as opposed to a law or right established for special purposes. Cf. JUS SINGULARE. 2. The common law of England. See COMMON LAW(3). 3. The shared law of much of continental Western Europe during the Middle Ages, consisting […]