civil_law (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *civil law*:
NOUN	group	civil law	the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
communication	civil law, Roman law, Justinian code, jus civile	the legal code of ancient Rome

English > *civil law*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	The body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation.
Category of	accession	(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
	case law, precedent, common law	(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
	complaint	(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	case law, precedent, common law	(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
Narrower	legislation, statute law	law enacted by a legislative body
Broader	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Opposite	international law, law of nations	The body of laws governing relations / relations between nations
Spanish	derecho civil, derecho interno, derecho nacional
Catalan	dret civil, dret intern, dret nacional

English > *civil law*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	The legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law.
Synonyms	Roman law, Justinian code, jus civile
Category of	addiction	(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)
	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
Broader	legal code	A code of laws adopted by a state / state or nation
Spanish	derecho civil, derecho continental, derecho romano

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