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English noun: civil law | |||
| 1. | civil law (group) the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | case law, common law, legislation, precedent, statute law | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Domain category members | accession, case law, common law, complaint, precedent | ||
| Antonyms | international law, law of nations | ||
| 2. | civil law (communication) the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law | ||
| Synonyms | jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal code | ||
| Domain category members | addiction, novate, stipulate | ||
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