civil law 1
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Hypernym
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishAntonym
the body of laws governing relations between nations
Hyponym
case law 2
noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
legislation 1
noun
law enacted by a legislative body
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
complaint 4
noun
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
accession 2
noun
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
