jur
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From Latin jūs, jūris (law, right) and jūdex (judge). Central to legal English: justice, justify, jurisdiction (the right to judge), jury, judge. The concept of rightness extends beyond law: just (fair), unjust, justify (prove right). The jud- variant appears in judge, judicial, and prejudice.
Associated Words
abjure
To formally renounce a belief or allegiance
adjudge
To officially declare or determine by judgment
adjudicate
To make an official judgment in a dispute; 裁决,裁定
adjudication
The legal process of reaching a formal judgment or decision
adjudicative
Relating to official judgment or adjudication
adjudicator
A person who makes official judgments or settles disputes
adjust
To make changes to improve or adapt something
adjustability
The capacity of being adjustable
adjustable
Capable of being adjusted or regulated
adjustable-rate
Having a variable or floating interest rate
adjuster
A person who assesses insurance claims; a device for adjusting
adjustment
A small change or modification to improve something
adjustor
A person who assesses insurance claims
age-adjusted
Corrected to account for age differences in data
conjure
To perform magic; to summon by supernatural power
height-adjustable
Able to be raised or lowered to different heights
injudicious
Showing poor judgement; unwise or ill-considered
injure
To cause physical harm or damage to someone or something
injured
Having suffered physical harm; hurt
injurious
Causing harm or damage; harmful
injury
Physical or psychological harm done to a person or animal
injustice
Unfair treatment; absence of justice
judge
to evaluate or decide; a legal official
judgement
The ability to decide wisely; an opinion; a court ruling
judgeship
The position or office of a judge
judgmental
Too quick to criticize or judge others harshly
judiciary
The court system and its judges; relating to the administration of justice
judicious
Showing good judgment and sound thinking
judiciously
With good sense and careful judgment
jural
Relating to law or legal rights and obligations
jurisdiction
The legal authority to make decisions; the area under such authority
jurisprudence
The theoretical study and philosophy of law
jurist
An expert in law or a judge
juristic
Relating to law or jurisprudence
juristical
Relating to jurists or jurisprudence
juror
A member of a jury in a court of law
jury
A group chosen to give a verdict in court; a panel of judges in a competition
just
only; simply; just now; morally fair
just-in-time
Produced or delivered exactly when needed, without excess stock
just-picked
Freshly harvested or picked
just-published
Recently published or released
just-right
Exactly correct or perfectly suitable
justice
Fairness and impartiality; the legal system of punishment; 正义;司法
justifiable
Able to be shown as reasonable or acceptable
justifiably
With good reason; in a defensible manner
justification
A reason that makes an action seem acceptable; the act of justifying
justificatory
Providing justification or defence for something
justified
Having good reasons; (of text) aligned at both margins
justify
To give valid reasons for an action; to prove something is right or acceptable
justly
In a fair and morally right manner
maladjustment
Inability to adapt properly to one's environment
misjudge
To assess or judge incorrectly
misjudgment
A mistake in judgment
perjure
To lie deliberately while under oath in court
perjurer
A person who lies under oath in a court of law
perjurious
Relating to or involving perjury; guilty of lying under oath
perjury
The crime of lying under oath in court
prejudge
To judge someone or something before having all the facts
prejudgment
A judgment formed before sufficient evidence is available
prejudice
An unreasonable hostile opinion toward a group; to cause bias or harm
prejudiced
Having unfair or biased opinions about someone or something
prejudicial
Harmful to someone's interests; causing or showing bias
readjust
To adjust or adapt again
readjustment
The act of adjusting again to new circumstances; 重新调整,再适应
self-adjusting
Automatically adapting without manual adjustment
self-justification
The act of defending or making excuses for one's own actions
self-justifying
Tending to defend or make excuses for one's own actions
uninjured
Not having suffered any physical or mental harm
unjust
Not fair or right; violating justice
unjustifiable
Impossible to justify or excuse
unjustifiably
In a manner that cannot be justified
unjustified
Without good reason; unwarranted
unjustly
In an unfair or unjust manner
unprejudiced
Free from bias or prejudice; fair-minded
well-adjusted
Emotionally stable and psychologically healthy; 心理健康的,适应环境的