VOCATIO IN JUS
\və͡ʊkˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ ɪn d͡ʒˈʌs], \vəʊkˈeɪʃɪˌəʊ ɪn dʒˈʌs], \v_əʊ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ ɪ_n dʒ_ˈʌ_s]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Lat. A summoning to court. In the earlier practice of the Roman law, (under the iegis actiones,) the creditor orally called upon his debtor to go with him before the praitor for the purpose of determining their controversy, saying, "In jus carnus; in jus te voco." This was called "vocutio in jus."
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"