| Roman law n. The legal system of ancient Rome, forming the basis for modern civil law. |
Roman law
n
1. (Law) the system of jurisprudence of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian and forming the basis of many modern legal systems
2. (Law) another term for civil law
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| Noun | 1. |  Roman law - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil lawaddiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery" legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws" novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force |
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