Meaning | A code of laws adopted by a state / state or nation. |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile | The legal code of ancient Rome |
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Salic law | The code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes |
United States Code, U. S. Code | A consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States |
criminal law | The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
penal code | The legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
Broader | code, codification | A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
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Spanish | código legal |
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