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Corpus Juris Civilis
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Corpus Juris Civilis [sɪˈvaɪlɪs]
n
(Law) Law the body of Roman or civil law consolidated by Justinian in the 6th century ad It consists of four parts, the Institutes, Digest, Code, and Novels
[New Latin, literally: body of civil law]
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[40] Bartolus, whose commentaries on Justinian's Code and Digest formed a central part of the curriculum of the law faculties in the sixteenth century, served as Covarrubias's single most important authority in the doctoral oration.
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Most school textbooks mention Justinian's Code and claim it is one of the most remarkable achievements of the late Roman Empire.
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School curriculums, however, seem most likely to visit the first century BC, and to mention Justinian's Code from the mid-sixth century AD.
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