alieni juris

adjective

ali·​e·​ni ju·​ris

ˌalēˈēˌnīˈju̇rə̇s,

ˌälēˈā(ˌ)nēˈyu̇-

law

: subject to the authority of another

—opposed to sui juris

Word History

Etymology

Latin, of another's law

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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