Jurisdictional Roots

What does the root JUR, JUS, JUD mean? 

• to believe 
• to trust 
• law; justice 
• writing 

a person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner, or settle a controversy 

• judge 
• jurisdiction 
• jurist 
• jury 

the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed 

• jurisdiction 
• jurist 
• jury 
• just 

an expert in law 

• jurist 
• jury 
• just 
• justice 

a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

• jury 
• just 
• justice 
• justification 

lawful; fair 

• just 
• justice 
• justification 
• justify 

fairness; rightfulness 

• justice 
• justification 
• justify 
• perjury 

the fact that is said to prove that something is true

• justification 
• justify 
• perjury 
• abjure 

to prove; to offer 

• justify 
• perjury 
• abjure 
• judge 

to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath 

• perjury 
• abjure 
• judge 
• jurisdiction