Crime and Punishment: jur, jus (law; justice)

Learn this list of words containing jur and jus referring to "law," "justice," and "taking an oath."
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  1. injure
    cause damage or affect negatively
  2. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  3. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  4. jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a verdict in a court of law
  5. unjust
    not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
  6. injustice
    the practice of being unfair
  7. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  8. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  9. justifiable
    capable of being shown to be reasonable
  10. jurist
    a legal scholar
  11. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  12. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  13. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  14. adjure
    command solemnly
  15. juridical
    of or relating to the law or jurisprudence
Created on Fri Mar 27 10:54:35 EDT 2026 (updated Fri Mar 27 10:56:37 EDT 2026)

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