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“Sui juris.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sui%20juris. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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sui juris
adjective
sui ju·ris
-ˈju̇r-is, -ˈyü-rēs 
1
: having full legal capacity to act on one's own behalf : not subject to the authority of another
2
: qualified to enjoy full rights of citizenship (as of holding public office or serving on a jury)
Etymology
Latin, of one's own right
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