jus-, just-, jur-

(Latin: right, upright, equitable; legal right, law)


Pax et justitia.
Peace and justice.

Motto of Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1613-1680).

perjure
1. To knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury.
2. To make (oneself) guilty of perjury by deliberately testifying falsely under oath.
perjurer
1. Someone who deliberately gives false testimony in a court of law.
2. A person who intentionally lies while under an oath administered by a notary public, court clerk, or other official, and thus commits the crime of perjury.

A perjurer may commit perjury in oral testimony or by signing, or acknowledging, a written legal document; such as, an affidavit, declaration under penalty of perjury, deed, license application, or tax return, while knowing that the document contains false information.

perjuror
In English, considered to be a misspelling of perjurer; however, some other languages may use "perjuror" as their spelling reference.
perjury
1. A criminal offense of making false statements under oath.
2. The telling of a lie after having taken an oath to tell the truth, usually in a court of law.
3. Etymology: from 1387, "act of swearing to a statement known to be false", via Anglo-French parjurie (1292) and Old French parjurie, both from Latin perjurium, "false oath", from perjurare, "to swear falsely"; from per-, "away, entirely" + jurare, "to swear". The verb perjure is attested from 1453 (implied in perjured).
Pie, juste, temperanter.
With piety, justice, and moderation.

Motto of Friedrich IV, Count of the Palatinate (1594-1610).

Pie et juste.
With piety and justice.

Motto of August Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1646-1705).

Pietas et justitia principatus columnae.
Piety and justice are the supports of government.

Motto of Adolf Friedrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1588-1658).

Pietate, fide, et justicia.
With piety, fidelity, and justice.

Motto of Wilhelm VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1629-1663).

Pietate, legibus, justitia.
By piety, by prudence and by justice.

Motto of Friedrich I, Duke of Saxony-Gotha and Altenburg (1646-1691).

Quasi in rem jurisdiction.
Type of jurisdiction of a court based on a person's interest in property within the jurisdiction of the court.

Refers to proceedings that are brought against the defendant personally; yet it is the defendant's interest in the property that serves as the basis of the jurisdiction.

Qui pro domina justitia sequitur.
Who follows in defense of Lady Justice.

Motto on the seal of the United States Department of Justice. "Someone who follows in defense of Lady Justice."

Quod jure [or iure].
By what right?

Also, "Why have you done this? Quo jure?"

Retributive Justice or Vengeance
Greek: Nemesis (goddess)
Latin: (no equivalent goddess)

Summum jus, summa injuria.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice. -Cicero, On Duties, I, x, 33.

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