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Variant of codify

codify Definition

codi·fy (käd′ə fī′, kō′də-)

transitive verb codified -·fied′, codifying -·fy′·ing

to arrange (laws, rules, etc.) systematically

Etymology: cod(e) + -i- + -fy

Related Forms:

  • codification cod′i·fi·ca′·tion (-fi kā′s̸hən) noun
  • codifier cod′i·fi′er (-fī′ər) noun
codification Law Definition

n

The process of codifying existing statutes or an existing body of law into a code.

Browse dictionary entries near codification

  1. ‹ codicology
  2. ‹ codicillary
  3. ‹ codicil
  4. ‹ codices
  5. ‹ codger
  6. ‹ codfishes
  7. ‹ codfish
  8. ‹ Codex Juris Canonici
  9. ‹ codex
  10. ‹ coder
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