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civil-law

noun

Meaning

  1. The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.
  2. Legal system based on the Corpus Juris Civilis; it contrasts with common law.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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