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Jus Non Sacrum

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Roman Law. That portion of the jus pu Micum which regulated the duties of magistrates. Non-sacred law; that which dealt with the duties of civil magistrates, the preservation of public order, and the rights and duties of persons in their relation to the state. Morey, Rom. L. 223. It was analogous to that which would now be called the police power.