civil law 2
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Hypernym
legal code 1
noun
a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
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addiction 3
noun
(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
novate 1
verb
replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
stipulate 3
verb
make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
