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corpus juris definition

corpus ju·ris (jo̵or′is)

a collection of all the laws of a nation or district

Etymology: L, body of law

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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