Given below are a few foreign language phrases which are commonly used. Choose the correct meaning for each of the phrases.

corpus juris

The correct answer is body of law.

Explanation and Etymology:

The phrase "corpus juris" (sometimes spelled corpus iuris) comes directly from Latin:

• Corpus means "body" (as in corpse, corporate, or corpuscle).
• Juris is the genitive form of jus, meaning "of law" or "of right" (as in jurisprudence, juror, or jurisdiction).

When combined, corpus juris literally translates to a "body of law". In legal terminology, it refers to a comprehensive collection, code, or compilation of legal writings, statutes, and principles (for example, the famous Corpus Juris Civilis, the body of civil law compiled under the Roman Emperor Justinian I).