Jura Summi Imperii

Rights of supreme dominion; rights of sovereignty. 1 Bl. Comm. 49; 1 Kent, Comm. 211. JURAMENTAE CORPORALES (Lat.) Corporal oaths. These oaths are so called because the party making oath must touch the Bible, or other thing, by which he swears. JURAMENTUM (Lat.)

In civil law. An oath. oath required of plaintiff and defendant, whether the parties themselves insist on it or not, that they are not influenced in seeking their right by malice, but believe their cause to be just. It was also required of the attorneys and procurators of the parties. Called also, jusjurandum or sacramentum calumniae. Calv. Lex.; Vicat; Clerke, Prax. tit. 42. JURAMENTUM EST INDIVISIBLE; ET non est admittendum In parte verum et in parte falsam. An oath is indivisible; it is not to be held partly true and partly false. 4 Inst. 274. JURAMENTUM JUDICIALE (Lat.)

In civil law. An oath which the judge, of his own accord, defers to either of the parties. It is of two kinds: First, that which the judge defers for the decision of the cause, and which is understood by the general name juramentum judiciale, and is sometimes called suppletory oath, juramentum suppletorium; second, that which the judge defers in order to fix and determine the amount of the condemnation which he ought to pronounce, and which is called juramentum in litem. Poth. Obi. p. 4, c. 3, § 3, art. 3.

Rights of supreme dominion ; rights of sovereignty. 1 Bl. Comm. 49; 1 Kent, Comm. 2ll.

Defined under Jura in Black's Law Dictionary.

Rights of supreme dominion; rights of sovereiguty. 1 BI. Comm. 49; 1 Kent, Comm. 211.