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jus gentium definition

jus gen·tium (jen′s̸hē əm)

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

Etymology: L, law of nations

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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