sui juris
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Appius for his own purposes, in interpreting his own law, introduces a distinction betwixt those who were sui juris, entirely free, and those who were subject to the patria potestas.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
It makes this nature sui juris, incommunicable, and entirely independent in the mode of its actual being: leaving untouched, of course, the essential dependence of the created “subsisting thing” or “person” on the Creator.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Entering upon the time when practically he becomes sui juris, he has far too much power and influence to be treated with levity.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various
From the time of Diocletian the woman who was sui juris was a subject of the state without intermediary, just as her brother or husband was, and she enjoyed free disposition of herself.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
Wherefore, since the girl is not sui juris, she must be in the power, either of Virginius, who says he is her father, or of Claudius, who says he is her master.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
