noun
- rights or legal powers, especially those belonging to a particular office or position
Usage: legal
Examples
- The committee questioned whether the mayor had the jura to make such decisions.
- Constitutional scholars debated the extent of presidential jura in wartime.
- The treaty clearly defined each nation’s territorial jura.
- Legal experts examined the historical jura of the monarchy.
- The court ruled on the company’s jura to access the disputed property.