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jur

Latin

Variants

jurjudjus

Related Roots

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About This Root

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

GREC1

adjudge

To officially declare or determine by judgment

C2

adjudicate

To make an official judgment in a dispute; 裁决,裁定

GREC2

adjudication

The legal process of reaching a formal judgment or decision

C1

adjudicative

Relating to official judgment or adjudication

C2

adjudicator

A person who makes official judgments or settles disputes

C2

adjust

To make changes to improve or adapt something

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

adjustability

The capacity of being adjustable

A2

adjustable

Capable of being adjusted or regulated

A2

adjustable-rate

Having a variable or floating interest rate

adjuster

A person who assesses insurance claims; a device for adjusting

A2

adjustment

A small change or modification to improve something

NGSL 3kTOEFLB2

adjustor

A person who assesses insurance claims

A2

age-adjusted

Corrected to account for age differences in data

conjure

To perform magic; to summon by supernatural power

TOEFLGREC2

height-adjustable

Able to be raised or lowered to different heights

injudicious

Showing poor judgement; unwise or ill-considered

C2

injure

To cause physical harm or damage to someone or something

NGSL 3kTOEFLA2

injured

Having suffered physical harm; hurt

B2

injurious

Causing harm or damage; harmful

TOEFLGREB1

injury

Physical or psychological harm done to a person or animal

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

injustice

Unfair treatment; absence of justice

TOEFLA1

judge

to evaluate or decide; a legal official

NGSL 1kA1

judgement

The ability to decide wisely; an opinion; a court ruling

TOEFLB1

judgeship

The position or office of a judge

C2

judgmental

Too quick to criticize or judge others harshly

B1

judiciary

The court system and its judges; relating to the administration of justice

B1

judicious

Showing good judgment and sound thinking

TOEFLGREC2

judiciously

With good sense and careful judgment

C2

jural

Relating to law or legal rights and obligations

C1

jurisdiction

The legal authority to make decisions; the area under such authority

TOEFLGREA1

jurisprudence

The theoretical study and philosophy of law

GREC1

jurist

An expert in law or a judge

C1

juristic

Relating to law or jurisprudence

C1

juristical

Relating to jurists or jurisprudence

juror

A member of a jury in a court of law

B2

jury

A group chosen to give a verdict in court; a panel of judges in a competition

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

just

only; simply; just now; morally fair

NGSL 1kA1

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

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

justifiable

Able to be shown as reasonable or acceptable

GREA1

justifiably

With good reason; in a defensible manner

A1

justification

A reason that makes an action seem acceptable; the act of justifying

IELTSGREA1

justificatory

Providing justification or defence for something

A1

justified

Having good reasons; (of text) aligned at both margins

A1

justify

To give valid reasons for an action; to prove something is right or acceptable

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

justly

In a fair and morally right manner

TOEFLA1

maladjustment

Inability to adapt properly to one's environment

C2

misjudge

To assess or judge incorrectly

C2

misjudgment

A mistake in judgment

C2

perjure

To lie deliberately while under oath in court

GREB1

perjurer

A person who lies under oath in a court of law

B1

perjurious

Relating to or involving perjury; guilty of lying under oath

C2

perjury

The crime of lying under oath in court

TOEFLGREC2

prejudge

To judge someone or something before having all the facts

B2

prejudgment

A judgment formed before sufficient evidence is available

C2

prejudice

An unreasonable hostile opinion toward a group; to cause bias or harm

IELTSTOEFLGRE

prejudiced

Having unfair or biased opinions about someone or something

B1

prejudicial

Harmful to someone's interests; causing or showing bias

C1

readjust

To adjust or adapt again

TOEFLA2

readjustment

The act of adjusting again to new circumstances; 重新调整,再适应

A2

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

C2

unjust

Not fair or right; violating justice

A1

unjustifiable

Impossible to justify or excuse

A1

unjustifiably

In a manner that cannot be justified

A1

unjustified

Without good reason; unwarranted

GREA1

unjustly

In an unfair or unjust manner

GREB2

unprejudiced

Free from bias or prejudice; fair-minded

C2

well-adjusted

Emotionally stable and psychologically healthy; 心理健康的,适应环境的