sui juris
being able to be held legally responsible; being an independent entity
Sui iuris
Sui iuris, usually spelled "sui juris" in civil law, is a
Latin phrase that literally means “of one’s own right” but is now usually understood as 'of a peculiar nature'.
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Sui juris
A person who possesses full civil rights and is not under any legal incapacity such as being bankrupt, of minor age or mental incapacity. Most adults are sui juris. - (
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Sui Juris
One who has all the rights to which a freemen is entitled; one who is not under the power of another, as a slave, a minor, and the like.
To make a valid contract, a person must, in general, be sui juris. Every one of full age is presumed to be sui juris.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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