| civil law n. 1. The body of laws of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens. 2. The law of ancient Rome as embodied in the Justinian code, especially that which applied to private citizens. 3. A system of law having its origin in Roman law, as opposed to common law or canon law. |
civil law
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1. (Law) the law of a state relating to private and civilian affairs
2. (Law) the body of law in force in ancient Rome, esp the law applicable to private citizens
3. (Law) any system of law based on the Roman system as distinguished from the common law and canon law
4. (Law) the law of a state as distinguished from international law
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| Noun | 1. | civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation common law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" accession - (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement international law, law of nations - the body of laws governing relations between nations |
| 2. |  civil 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 |
Translations
civil law n → codice m civile; (study) → diritto civile
civil law n → codice m civile; (study) → diritto civile
civil law n → codice m civile; (study) → diritto civile
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