juristical

Updated: May 18, 2025

What the juristical oligarchy now claims is to monopolise the knowledge of the laws, to have the exclusive possession of the principles by which quarrels are decided. We have in fact arrived at the epoch of Customary Law. Customs or Observances now exist as a substantive aggregate, and are assumed to be precisely known to the aristocratic order or caste.

Sir Henry Sumner Maine - Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of Early Society