in utroque jure

adverb

in utro·​que ju·​re

ˌinyü‧ˌtrōkwēˈju̇rē,

ˌinü‧ˌtrō(ˌ)kwāˈyu̇-

: in or under both canon and civil law

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, in both laws

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