jural

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If by any means we can determine the early forms of jural conceptions, they will be invaluable to us.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

Thus the jural form in which morality was conceived only emphasized the fundamental difference between it and the laws of the state.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Legislation and the edict, so far as they had any more than a positive foundation of political authority, were but imperfect and ephemeral copies of this jural reality.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe

This is a jural postulate of civilized society as we know it.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe

Modern civilized states of the best form are often called jural states because the concept of rights enters so largely into all their constitutions and regulations.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham