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legal code

DEFINITIONS OF: legal code

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n a code of laws adopted by a state or nation

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Justinian code, Roman law, civil law, jus civile
the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
Salic law
the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
criminal law
the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
penal code
the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
U. S. Code, United States Code
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
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code, codification
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
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