Defenition of the word civil law
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Defenition of the word civil law
- The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community.
- the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
- the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Synonyms for the word civil law
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- jus civile
- Justinian code
- Roman law
Hyponyms for the word civil law
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- case law
- common law
- legislation
- precedent
- statute law
Hypernyms for the word civil law
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- jurisprudence
- law
- legal code
Antonyms for the word civil law
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- international law
- law of nations
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