JUS CORONÆ. See HEREDITARY Right, and SUCCESSION.
Jus Deliberandi, in Scots law, that right which an heir has, by law, of deliberating for a certain time whether he will represent his predecessor. See LAW, No clxxx. 23.
Jus Devolutum, in Scots law, the right of the church, of presenting a minister to a vacant parish, in case the patron shall neglect to use that right within the time limited by law. See LAW, No clix. 9.
Jus Mariti, in Scots law, the right the husband acquires to his wife's moveable estate, in virtue of the marriage. See LAW, No clx. 7.—11.
Jus Relictæ, in Scots law, the right the wife has in the goods in communion, in case of the previous decease of the husband. See LAW, ibid.
Jus Preventionis, in Scots law, the preferable right of jurisdiction acquired by a court, in any cause to which other courts are equally competent, by having exercised the first act of jurisdiction. See LAW, No clvi. 5.