legal code 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
Examples
- 1.a code of laws
EnglishHyponym
Roman law 1
noun
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Salic law 1
noun
the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
criminal law 1
noun
the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
penal code 1
noun
the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
