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Jus 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 public law which was concerned with matter’s relating to public worship and including the regulation of sacrifices and the appointment of priests. There was a general division of the jus publicum into jus sacrum and jus non sacrum (q. v.).