Civil law Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
  2. noun the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
    Justinian code; Roman law; jus civile.

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  1. . See under Law.
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  1. a term used by writers to designate Roman law, with modifications thereof which have been made in the different countries into which that law has been introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law, prevails in the State of Louisiana. Wharton.

Webster 1913