Phrase guide

corpus juris

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • kôrpəs jûrəs
  • yûr-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːpəs ˈdʒɜːrəs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjɜː-/
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹpəs ˈdʒɜrəs/
  • General-American: /ˈjɜr-/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The entire body of laws of a jurisdiction or of a particular court.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin corpus, body + juris genitive of jus, law

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 法令大全 (fǎlìng dàquán) — body of laws
  • Finnish: rikosoikeudellinen säännöstö — body of laws
  • Finnish: corpus juris — body of laws
  • Ido: corpus juris — body of laws
  • Spanish: cuerpo de leyes — body of laws