jus personarum

noun

jus per·​so·​na·​rum

-ˌpərsəˈna(a)rəm

: the law of persons occupying special relations to one another (as parent and child, husband and wife, guardian and ward) or of persons with limited rights (as aliens, minors, slaves, incompetent or insane persons)

Word History

Etymology

Latin, law of persons

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