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jus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ʒuː/, French: /ʒy/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Law jus, Lat. yo̅o̅s; Food zh, Eng. zho̅o̅s, jo̅o̅)


Inflections of 'jus' (n):
jura
npl (For senses to do with law and rights)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jus  ( jus; Lat. yo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n., pl. ju•ra ( jŏŏr′ə; Lat. yo̅o̅′rä).USA pronunciation [Law.]
  1. Lawa right.
  2. Lawlaw as a system or in the abstract.
  • Latin jūs law, right

jus  (zhy; Eng. zho̅o̅s, jo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. [French.]
  1. Foreign Termsjuice;
    gravy. Cf. au jus.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jus /ʒuː; French: ʒy/ n
  1. a sauce
Etymology: French, literally: juice
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-jus-, root. 
    1. -jus- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "law;
      rule;
      fair;
      just.'' It is related to the root -jur-. This meaning is found in such words as: adjust, just, justice, maladjusted, readjust, unjust.

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