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jud / jur / jus

law, right; judge

Latin · ius, iuris; iudex

Latin ius, iuris 'law, right' and iudex 'judge' (law + say). Jud- and jur- words are about law and judging: a judge decides, jurisdiction is the power to speak law, injury is a wrong done to someone.

Memory trick

A JUDge sits where the law speaks: JUD, JUR and JUS all point to law and right.

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