jus-, just-, jur-
(Latin: right, upright, equitable; legal right, law)
suo iure (jure)
In one's own right or in its own right.
Ubi ius (jus), ibi officium.
Where there is a right, there is also a duty.
Privilege does not come free of responsibilities.
Ubi ius (jus), ibi remedium.
Where law prevails, there is a remedy.
Usually a reference to remedies for injustices.
Ubi ius (jus) incertum, ibi ius (jus) nullum.
Where the law is uncertain, there is no law.
When carried to an extreme, uncertainty destroys law and the result is anarchy (essentially no law or government).
Ubi jus, ibi remedium.
1. Where law prevails, there is a remedy.
2. Every violation of right has its remedy.
Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum.
1. Where the law is uncertain, there is no law.
2. Where one's right is uncertain, no right exists.
unjust
1. Violating principles of justice or fairness; unfair.
2. Characterized by injustice; deficient in justice and fairness.
unjustifiable, unjustifiably
1. Impossible to excuse, to pardon, or to justify; not justifiable.
2. Incapable of being justified or explained.
unjustified
1. Lacking justification or authorization.
2. Shown to have no good or just reason or explanation.
3. Not arranged evenly in such a way that the ends of the lines on a page do not form a straight vertical line parallel to the margin.
unjustly
1. Violating the principles of justice or fairness; unfair.
2. Characterized by injustice.
unjustness
Uxor non est sui juris, sed sub potestate viri.
A legal term meaning: A wife is not her own mistress, but is under the power of her husband.
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