alieni juris

[ey-lahy-ee-nahy joor-is, ey-lee-]

a·li·e·ni ju·ris

[ey-lahy-ee-nahy joor-is, ey-lee-]
adjective Law.
under the control of another, as a lunatic or infant.
Compare sui juris.


Origin:
< Latin: literally, of another's law
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Alieni juris is always a great word to know.
So is purview. Does it mean:
that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble
such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence
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