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单词 summum jus
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summum jusn.

Brit. /ˌsʊmᵿm ˈjuːs/, /ˌsʌməm ˈdʒʌs/, U.S. /ˌsʊmᵿm ˈjus/, /ˌsəməm ˈdʒəs/
Forms: 1500s–1600s summum ius, 1600s– summum jus.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin summum iūs.
Etymology: < classical Latin summum iūs (considered a proverbial expression by Cicero) < summum , neuter singular of summus highest (see sum n.1) + iūs right, law (see jure n.).
The highest law or right; the utmost rigour or strictness of the law; extreme severity.Frequently in or with allusion to the proverb summum jus, summa injuria: law applied with extreme strictness or severity may result in extreme injustice.
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society > authority > strictness > [noun] > extreme strictness or rigour
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1539 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes D.iijv For thys is called summum ius [L. summum ius], that is to saye, the extremitie or rigoure of the lawe.
1609 J. Davies Humours Heau'n on Earth 171 To rule them with the Rod of Summum ius.
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. 132 There are many Cases..so admissive of pitiable and palliating Considerations, that summum Jus, or strict Justice, might prove summa Injuria, or extreme Injustice.
1774 E. Burke Let. in Corr. (1960) III. 38 The strict letter and summum Jus of decorum and propriety.
1821 Times 23 JuneSummum jus, summa injuria,’ say the lawyers: but I ask you whether, in the present times, this restraint ought not to be removed.
a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) iv. 67 This is the idea of the summum jus, the faciendum, the notion of duty.
1928 Times 9 July 18/2 The law officers should lead the way in inspiring a more humane attitude towards pressing summum jus against the subject.
1990 Jrnl. Feminist Stud. in Relig. 6 57 Both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament served as the summum jus (the highest law).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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