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Definition of right or jus

right or jus
In rem In rem [L.] (Law) Lit., in or against a (or the) thing; Note: used: (a) Of any right (called right, or jus, in rem) of such a nature as to be available over its subject without reference to one person more than another, or, as generally expressed, a right competent, or available, against all persons. Rights in rem include not alone rights over physical property, but all rights available against all persons indifferently, as those of life, liberty, and reputation. (b) Of actions for recovering or reducing to possession or enjoyment a specific object, as in the enforcement of maritime liens against a vessel, which is made the defendant by a sort of personification. Most actions for the specific recovery of property in English and American law are in the nature of actions in personam against a person alleged to be unlawfully withholding the property.

Meaning of right or jus from wikipedia

- Jus soli (English: /dʒʌs ˈsoʊlaɪ/ juss SOH-ly or /juːs ˈsoʊli/ yooss SOH-lee, Latin: [juːs ˈsɔliː]), meaning 'right of soil', is the right of anyone born...
- Jus sanguinis (English: /dʒʌs ˈsæŋɡwɪnɪs/ juss SANG-gwin-iss or /juːs -/ yooss -⁠, Latin: [juːs ˈsaŋɡwɪnɪs]), meaning 'right of blood', is a principle...
- ('right of the lord'), also known as jus primae noctis ('right of the first night'), sometimes referred to as prima nocta, was a supposed legal right in...
- Ius in re, or jus in re, under civil law, more commonly referred to as a real right or right in rem, is a right in property, known as an interest under...
- Jus ad bellum (/juːs/ YOOS or /dʒʌs/), literally "right to war" in Latin, refers to "the conditions under which States may resort to war or to the use...
- "ius Latii" from Smith's Dictionary of Gr**** and Roman Antiquities, 1875. "jus Latii" from Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007 "Latin Revolt" Livy XLIII. 3–4...
- In Scots law, jus relictae is the right of the surviving spouse in the moveable property of the deceased spouse. Jus relictae is the term used for a surviving...
- Look up jus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jus or JUS may refer to: Jussive mood, in grammar Yus, two early Cyrillic letters Jumla Sign Language,...
- refer to: Jus soli (the right of the soil or the land), a Latin term meaning that one's nationality is determined by the place of one's birth Jus sanguinis...
- The jus trium liberorum (Latin, "the right of three children"; also spelled ius), was a privilege awarded to Roman citizens who had produced at least three...