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jus gentium

(jen′s̸hē əm)

Rom. Law the laws common to all people as distinguished from those applying only to Roman citizens
international law

Origin: L, law of nations

See jus gentium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The law of nations; international law.

Origin:

Origin: Latin iūs gentium

Origin: : iūs, law

Origin: + gentium

Origin: , genitive pl. of gēns, nation

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