LEGAL WORD
Sui generis
Latin phrase · General
Sui generis
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: General
1 What it means
Of its own kind. Unique and not fitting into any existing category.
2 Use it in a sentence
The court described the tribunal as a sui generis body.
3 Make it stick
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