civil law
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Definition & Meaning of "civil law"in English

Civil law
01

the system of laws created by a government to regulate people's rights and duties 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
Civil law governs contracts and property disputes. 
02

the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law 

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