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civil law

/ civil law /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Opposites:
international law law of nations
Type of:
law jurisprudence
Kinds of:
case law precedent common law legislation statute law
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Type of:
legal code
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
3
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law jurisprudence case law precedent common law legislation statute law international law law of nations legal code