iūstus, iūsta, iūstum

Definitions for iūstus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
just, right
English derivatives:
justice injustice unjust justify justification adjust adjustment readjust

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
(of actions, states, etc.) Recognized or sanctioned by law, lawful, legitimate; dies ~i, the period of time allowed for complying with an official command. (b) (of persons) legally constituted or appointed.
2
To which one is entitled, rightful, due. (b) (of rewards, punishments, etc.) deserved, merited.
3
(of persons) Just, fair, impartial. (b) (of terrain) fair, i.e. not giving the enemy an advantage.
4
(of activities, etc.) Performed, exercised, etc., in accordance with justice, just, equitable. (b) (of a claim, case, etc.) based on equity.
5
(of actions, feelings, etc.) Having good cause, justified. (b) (of reasons, excuses) sound, valid.

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Sentences with iūstus

Latin to English

Sidera terra ut distant et flamma mari, sic utile recto. Sceptrorum vis tota perit, si pendere iusta incipit, evertitque arces respectus honesti.Compare The useful is as distant from the right as the stars from the earth and fire from water. The whole strength of rulers goes when justice begins to be weighed, and respect for truth undermines their citadels.

Omnis enim res, virtus, fama, divina humanaque pulchris divitiis parent; quas qui construxerit, ille clarus erit, fortus, iustus. "sapiensne?" etiam, et rex et quiquid volet.Compare Riches,you know, are the beautiful things: everything else, worth, repute, honor, things divine and things human, bow down to them. Any one who has gathered a pile of them will be famous, gallant, just. "And wise too?" Certainly - and a king and anything else he could wish.

Frangit et attollit vires in milite causa; quae nisi iusta subest, excutit arma pudor.Compare What breaks or exalts the soldier's strength is his cause. When it is not basically just, shame makes him drop his weapons.

Iustus sum bellum, Samnites, qui necessarius.Compare War is just, O Samnites, to those to whom it is necessary.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 286.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 986.
Word frequencies
Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 125.

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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.

Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.

Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.

Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.

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Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "iūstus, iūsta, iūstum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified September 3, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/iustus-iusta-iustum.