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sui juris

adj./ˈsuːaɪ ˈdʒʊərɪs/

C2CEFR level
93/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Having full legal capacity to manage one's own affairs and to bind oneself.

Once she turned eighteen and became sui juris, the trustees paid the fund directly to her.

Similar: of full capacity

Topic: Legal Latin in Legal English

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