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Definition of "jura" [ju•ra]

  • In geology, same as Jurasic. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "jura" in a sentence
  • "The members of these associations were united by certain laws, which conferred peculiar privileges, called jura gentium; of these the most remarkable were, the succession to the property of every member who died without kin and intestate, and the obligation imposed on all to assist their indigent fellows under any extraordinary burthen. ["
  • "On watching someone die (ROT13'd for possible TMI): Ng yrnfg jura fbzrbar'f orra fvpx sbe zbaguf naq haerfcbafvir sbe ubhef, gur bayl creprcgvoyr qvssrerapr (gb zr) orgjrra n crefba nobhg gb qvr naq bar jub'f whfg qvrq vf gung gur qrnq crefba vf pbzcyrgryl zbgvbayrff naq erznvaf fb."
  • "Que jura el profeta, canta el poeta, y estan gritando en la maqueta"
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