Jus Latii

In Roman law. The right of Latium or of the Latins. The principal privilege of the Latins seems to have been th« use of their own laws, and their not being subject to the edicts of the praetor, and that they had occasional access to the freedom of Rome, and a participation in her sacred rites. Butler, Hor. Jur. 41. JUS LEGITIMUM (Lat.)

In civil law. A legal right which might have been enforced by due course of law. 2 Bl. Comm. 328. JUS MARITI (Lat.)

In Scotch law. The right of the husband to administer, during the marriage, his wife's goods and the rents of her heritage. In the common law, by jus mariti is understood the rights of the husband, as jus mwriti cannot attach upon a bequest to the wife, although given during coverture, until the executor has assented to the legacy. 1 Bailey, Eq. (S. C.) 214. JUS MERUM (Lat.) A simple or bare right; a right to property in land, without possession, or the right of possession.

The right of the Latins.

In Roman law. The right of Latium or of the Latins. The principal privilege of the Latins seems to have bcen the use of their own laws, and their not being subject to the edicts of the prætor, and that they had occasional access to the freedom of Rome, and a participation in her sacred rites. Buth Hor. Jur. 41.