Roman law Hear it!

Roman law definition

Roman law

the code of laws of ancient Rome: the basis for the modern legal system in many countries

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.