sui juris
[ soo-ahy joo r-is, soo-ee ]
/ ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒʊər ɪs, ˈsu i /
adjective Law.
capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility.
Compare
alieni juris.
Origin of sui juris
First recorded in 1605–15,
sui juris is from the Latin word
suī jūris of one's own right
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suicide bomber,
suicide clause,
suicide machine
British Dictionary definitions for sui juris
sui juris
/ (ˈsuːaɪ ˈdʒʊərɪs) /
adjective
(usually postpositive) law
of full age and not under disability; legally competent to manage one's own affairs; independent
Word Origin for sui juris
C17: from Latin, literally: of one's own right