jura
1 Americannoun
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plural of jus.
noun
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a department in E France. 1,952 sq. mi. (5,055 sq. km). Lons-le-Saunier.
noun
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a department of E France, in Franche-Comté region. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier. Pop: 253 309 (2003 est)). Area: 5055 sq km (1971 sq miles)
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a canton of Switzerland, bordering the French frontier: formed in 1979 from part of Bern. Capital: Delémont. Pop: 69 200 (2002 est). Area: 838 sq km (323 sq miles)
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an island off the W coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Sound of Jura . Pop: 200 (2004 est). Area: 381 sq km (147 sq miles)
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a mountain range in W central Europe, between the Rivers Rhine and Rhône: mostly in E France, extending into W Switzerland
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a range of mountains in the NE quadrant of the moon lying on the N border of the Mare Imbrium
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the plural of jus 1
Example Sentences
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Mr. Richardson seemed to feel much better, and drank milk and a little jura, besides rice.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
Rostra vacant, edicta silent, sua praemia desunt Emeritis, populo jura, colonus agris.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by
H� nostr� insignes urbes, h�c oppida et agri, H�c tua sunt; illis tu dare jura potes.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. by Vasari, Giorgio
The anti-clerical and anti-theological animus is already strong; the attitude dantis jura Catonis is arranged; the jura themselves, if not actually graven and tabulated, can be seen coming with very little difficulty.
From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George
Quid igitur proderit, novam nunc quemadmodum petitis, edi ab hac Apostolica Sede declarationem, ut sua jura tueatur, explicet, atque a criminationibus vindicet?
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 by Various
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