civil law

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Noun civil law has 2 senses

civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
--₁ is a kind of law, jurisprudence
Antonyms: international law, law of nations
--₁ has particulars:
case law, precedent, common law; legislation, statute law
Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
--₂ is a kind of legal code

civil day civil death civil defense civil disobedience civil disorder civil emergency civil engineer civil engineering civil law civil leader civil liberty civil list civil marriage civil order civil right civil rights-antonym civil rights

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