civil law
- the body of codified law developed from Roman law and still in force in many European and American nations
- the body of law that an individual nation or state has established for itself
- the body of law having to do with the private rights of individuals
See civil law in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- The body of laws of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens.
- The law of ancient Rome as embodied in the Justinian code, especially that which applied to private citizens.
- A system of law having its origin in Roman law, as opposed to common law or canon law.
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