In culinary contexts, a thin gravy or sauce made from meat drippings. In legal contexts, refers to law or legal right.
From French 'jus' meaning 'juice,' from Latin 'ius' meaning both 'broth' and 'law/right.' The culinary meaning entered English in 20th century, while legal 'jus' has older roots in legal Latin.
The shared etymology of culinary 'jus' and legal 'jus' reveals how fundamental concepts like 'essence' cross domains - both refer to the concentrated, essential element that gives substance its character and power.
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