Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jus in bello

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
jus in -bel-lo
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the law that governs the way in which warfare is conducted.

Etymology

From Latin jūs (“law, right”) + in (“in”) + bellō (“war”, ablative case of bellum).

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What does jus in bello mean?
the law that governs the way in which warfare is conducted.
Where does jus in bello come from?
From Latin jūs (“law, right”) + in (“in”) + bellō (“war”, ablative case of bellum).

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